Denoting or relating to political activism directed towards the establishment of democratic government in a country.
支持民主的；亲民主
the pro-democracy movement
亲民主运动。
Example sentencesExamples
He said the party would also look at widening its co-operation with other pro-democracy groups.
Television stations in Japan have shown footage of the moment a video journalist was shot dead during the wave of pro-democracy protests sweeping Burma.
The military government in Myanmar speaks out about pro democracy protests.
The case generated street protests that coalesced into a prodemocracy movement.
Police also detained about 75 prodemocracy activists, including several journalists, who defied a ban on rallies in the capital, Kathmandu.
Burmese pro-democracy activists who have fled across the Thai border fear death at the hands of assassins sent to track them down.
Tens of thousands of people continue their pro-democracy protests.
In a forthcoming book, a former Chinese leader tells of the crackdown on the pro-democracy protests of 20 years ago.
Havana is demanding the U.S. mission take down a Christmas display that includes a reference to 75 imprisoned pro-democracy activists.
The author, a student leader during the 1989 pro-democracy movement, spent seven years in prison in China.
There are very few non-democratic countries left that do not have a vigorous pro-democracy movement.
In 1989, the Chinese military cracked down on student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Meanwhile, the pro-democracy National League for Democracy (NLD) held a low-key Union Day ceremony with about 100 members at its headquarters.
It shows the body of a Buddhist monk found Sunday in a stream not far from where the pro democracy protests have taken place.
A letter threatening campaign violence has been sent to a moderate pro-democracy legislator.
The United Nations Security Council is now facing increased pressure to condemn the military regime for its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
An underground pro-democracy movement in Vietnam calling itself Viet Tan claims to have thousands of members.
Upon his return in 1985, Kim supported a nationwide pro-democracy movement, which toppled the military government.
He said the provision would exclude many pro-democracy individuals who had been imprisoned for their beliefs.
The past few weeks in this tiny Himalayan kingdom have been marked by dozens of pro-democracy rallies.
Definition of pro-democracy in US English:
pro-democracy
adjective
Denoting or relating to political activism directed toward the establishment of democratic government in a country.
支持民主的；亲民主
the pro-democracy movement
亲民主运动。
Example sentencesExamples
In 1989, the Chinese military cracked down on student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
A letter threatening campaign violence has been sent to a moderate pro-democracy legislator.
He said the party would also look at widening its co-operation with other pro-democracy groups.
Police also detained about 75 prodemocracy activists, including several journalists, who defied a ban on rallies in the capital, Kathmandu.
The case generated street protests that coalesced into a prodemocracy movement.
The author, a student leader during the 1989 pro-democracy movement, spent seven years in prison in China.
Burmese pro-democracy activists who have fled across the Thai border fear death at the hands of assassins sent to track them down.
Upon his return in 1985, Kim supported a nationwide pro-democracy movement, which toppled the military government.
An underground pro-democracy movement in Vietnam calling itself Viet Tan claims to have thousands of members.
The United Nations Security Council is now facing increased pressure to condemn the military regime for its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Meanwhile, the pro-democracy National League for Democracy (NLD) held a low-key Union Day ceremony with about 100 members at its headquarters.
Television stations in Japan have shown footage of the moment a video journalist was shot dead during the wave of pro-democracy protests sweeping Burma.
He said the provision would exclude many pro-democracy individuals who had been imprisoned for their beliefs.
The past few weeks in this tiny Himalayan kingdom have been marked by dozens of pro-democracy rallies.
It shows the body of a Buddhist monk found Sunday in a stream not far from where the pro democracy protests have taken place.
Havana is demanding the U.S. mission take down a Christmas display that includes a reference to 75 imprisoned pro-democracy activists.
There are very few non-democratic countries left that do not have a vigorous pro-democracy movement.
The military government in Myanmar speaks out about pro democracy protests.
Tens of thousands of people continue their pro-democracy protests.
In a forthcoming book, a former Chinese leader tells of the crackdown on the pro-democracy protests of 20 years ago.