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Democide meaning

murder of people by a government which has power over them.

Using Democide

  • The main meaning on this page is: murder of people by a government which has power over them.
  • In the example corpus, democide often appears in combinations such as: considered democide, democide is.

Context around Democide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

considered 2× term 1× less 1×

Sentence patterns with Democide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be considered democide under rummel 1× democide is not 1× it a democide 1× much less democide than authoritarian 1× not a democide 1× not considered democide 1× power and democide 1× rummel as democide if it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after studying over 1× based on this 1× capital punishment actions 1× democide is not 1× famine is classified 1× for example government 1×

Common sentence endings:

claimed future threats 1× it a democide 1× not a democide 1× not considered democide 1× power and democide 1× rummel s hypothesis 1×

Words around Democide

Just before it in the word index:

demobilizing 3 demobilized 19 demobilize 5 demobilizations 2 demobilization 22 demobilised 13

Just after it in the word index:

democracies 316 democracy 4.989 democrap 2 democrat 2.962 democratic 12.033 democratically 211

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Democide

  • In this selection, "democide" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, considered, term and less stand out and add context to how "democide" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be considered democide under rummel and democide is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "democide" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with democide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He argues that there is a relation between political power and democide. (12 words)

Famine is classified by Rummel as democide if it fits the definition above. (13 words)

Therefore, he believed it was not an intentional famine and thus not a democide. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Capital punishment, actions taken against armed civilians during mob action or riot, and the deaths of noncombatants killed during attacks on military targets so long as the primary target is military, are not considered democide. (35 words)

Democide is not necessarily the elimination of entire cultural groups but rather groups within the country that the government feels need to be eradicated for political reasons and due to claimed future threats. (33 words)

After studying over 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century. (25 words)

Example sentences (11)

After studying over 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century.

Based on this new evidence, Rummel now believes the famine was intentional and considers it a democide.

Capital punishment, actions taken against armed civilians during mob action or riot, and the deaths of noncombatants killed during attacks on military targets so long as the primary target is military, are not considered democide.

Democide is not necessarily the elimination of entire cultural groups but rather groups within the country that the government feels need to be eradicated for political reasons and due to claimed future threats.

Famine is classified by Rummel as democide if it fits the definition above.

For example, government-sponsored killings for political reasons would be considered democide under Rummel's hypothesis.

He argues that there is a relation between political power and democide.

His research shows that the death toll from democide is far greater than the death toll from war.

It is to avoid confusion regarding what meaning is intended that Rummel created the term democide for the third meaning.

One of his main findings is that liberal democracies have much less democide than authoritarian regimes.

Therefore, he believed it was not an intentional famine and thus not a democide.

Common combinations with democide

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "democide" in a sentence?
An example: "After studying over 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "democide" from authentic English texts.
What does "democide" mean?
Democide means: murder of people by a government which has power over them.
How many example sentences with "democide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "democide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.