How to say "democratic" in Japanese

• 民主的みんしゅてきCommon
  na-adjectiveThe ordinary adjective for 'democratic' in all its usual senses: describing political systems, elections, decision-making, or organizations run by open, equal participation, from governments to a democratic leadership style.
  アメリカ人あめりかじんは民主的みんしゅてきな国民こくみんである。↗

  The Americans are a democratic people.
• デモクラティック
  na-adjectiveA katakana loanword taken directly from English 'democratic'; it is much less common and seldom the word you want. Whatever sense you have in mind, 民主的 is the natural choice.

Use 民主的 for every ordinary sense of 'democratic' — political systems, procedures, and participatory attitudes alike; 「デモクラティック」 is a much less common loanword and is seldom the word you want.

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• 民主的みんしゅてきdemocratic
• デモクラティックdemocratic