The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
democratic
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
21 October 1970
86
12 May 1971
58
6 August 1974
58
9 May 1972
55
18 June 1970
52
14 March 1974
51
11 November 1976
51
23 February 1971
51
6 March 1974
47
25 May 1972
47
18 October 1972
46
3 November 1971
43
28 September 1972
42
16 April 1975
40
10 May 1973
38
19 August 1971
36
18 August 1971
36
26 September 1973
36
14 March 1973
35
20 May 1970
35
16 September 1971
33
7 March 1974
32
16 May 1973
32
12 March 1970
30
25 February 1971
30
21 April 1971
30
31 October 1972
30
27 September 1972
29
22 October 1975
28
15 April 1970
28
13 May 1971
28
11 October 1972
28
21 November 1973
28
8 September 1976
27
7 May 1970
27
12 April 1973
26
18 February 1971
26
27 October 1972
26
20 September 1973
26
14 October 1970
26
17 May 1973
25
10 April 1974
25
11 June 1970
25
3 June 1970
24
24 February 1977
24
24 November 1971
24
6 June 1973
23
18 May 1972
23
18 May 1971
23
15 May 1973
23
9 May 1973
23
7 March 1973
22
20 September 1972
22
12 October 1972
22
13 May 1970
21
19 March 1970
21
5 November 1975
21
16 April 1970
20
28 November 1973
20
25 October 1973
20
15 November 1979
20
9 December 1971
20
23 September 1970
19
21 March 1979
19
26 April 1972
19
2 September 1970
19
30 September 1971
19
25 August 1971
19
25 August 1970
18
28 September 1971
18
22 October 1970
18
24 September 1974
18
3 June 1975
18
28 May 1975
18
17 October 1973
18
30 August 1972
18
6 May 1970
18
17 June 1970
18
21 March 1974
18
30 October 1972
18
19 September 1973
17
8 November 1979
17
13 March 1974
17
9 November 1978
17
29 February 1972
17
28 April 1971
17
15 March 1973
16
18 September 1974
16
5 December 1973
16
20 November 1973
16
23 February 1977
16
13 February 1975
16
19 August 1970
16
15 March 1971
16
9 April 1970
16
4 November 1971
16
2 December 1971
16
21 April 1970
16
16 February 1971
16
12 May 1970
15
20 February 1975
15
6 April 1971
15
7 April 1971
15
16 August 1972
15
26 September 1972
15
9 November 1971
15
19 October 1972
15
10 October 1973
15
2 April 1974
15
7 December 1971
15
13 October 1971
15
30 March 1971
15
13 April 1972
15
29 October 1975
14
4 June 1970
14
5 October 1976
14
11 October 1978
14
11 May 1971
14
23 May 1972
14
27 February 1979
14
12 June 1975
14
2 May 1973
14
3 November 1970
14
3 September 1970
14
13 March 1973
13
14 May 1970
13
22 November 1973
13
13 September 1973
13
27 October 1970
13
17 February 1971
13
19 May 1971
13
11 March 1970
13
16 October 1975
13
10 March 1971
13
8 October 1975
13
2 March 1972
13
10 November 1976
13
24 March 1977
13
21 April 1975
13
3 April 1974
13
10 June 1970
13
19 April 1972
13
5 April 1973
13
5 March 1974
12
30 November 1971
12
28 October 1970
12
15 September 1971
12
24 October 1973
12
1 May 1973
12
10 April 1973
12
13 November 1979
12
10 July 1974
12
11 November 1971
12
3 May 1973
12
23 February 1972
12
24 February 1972
12
18 October 1978
12
29 April 1971
12
30 May 1973
12
2 March 1978
12
22 March 1972
11
29 August 1973
11
4 December 1973
11
15 October 1975
11
23 October 1975
11
29 October 1974
11
30 September 1970
11
16 July 1974
11
26 October 1972
11
26 May 1977
11
7 November 1973
11
10 November 1971
11
12 December 1973
11
22 February 1972
11
14 November 1973
11
25 September 1973
11
3 October 1974
11
3 April 1979
10
16 September 1970
10
13 September 1972
10
22 May 1973
10
29 October 1970
10
21 May 1970
10
7 June 1973
10
26 October 1970
10
1 March 1973
10
8 March 1973
10
16 March 1971
10
8 April 1970
10
24 May 1972
10
10 December 1971
10
16 October 1973
10
3 March 1976
10
19 March 1974
10
25 October 1972
10
28 February 1973
10
22 March 1977
10
14 October 1971
10
28 August 1979
10
31 May 1973
10
27 September 1973
10
27 March 1973
10
1 June 1977
10
27 August 1970
9
26 August 1970
9
4 March 1970
9
6 October 1971
9
23 March 1972
9
9 June 1970
9
3 May 1979
9
19 September 1972
9
14 September 1972
9
11 May 1972
9
5 October 1977
9
14 May 1971
9
10 March 1970
9
5 May 1971
9
4 April 1974
9
8 April 1974
9
30 May 1972
9
30 October 1975
9
11 December 1973
9
23 July 1974
9
3 April 1973
9
12 September 1972
9
10 May 1978
8
9 September 1975
8
6 December 1973
8
30 May 1979
8
22 September 1970
8
27 April 1971
8
22 February 1979
8
20 August 1975
8
31 March 1977
8
21 October 1975
8
18 July 1974
8
9 September 1976
8
1 March 1972
8
31 May 1978
8
7 April 1978
8
22 August 1972
8
1 December 1971
8
30 October 1974
8
22 February 1978
8
7 August 1974
8
18 April 1972
8
4 April 1973
8
15 October 1970
8
29 March 1973
8
18 August 1970
8
1 March 1978
8
11 November 1975
7
29 November 1973
7
23 May 1973
7
11 September 1973
7
11 April 1973
7
22 May 1970
7
25 September 1974
7
9 April 1975
7
29 May 1975
7
13 September 1979
7
6 November 1973
7
5 June 1979
7
21 October 1977
7
26 September 1979
7
27 April 1972
7
9 April 1974
7
31 May 1972
7
12 April 1972
7
8 November 1977
7
1 October 1974
7
24 August 1971
7
16 October 1970
7
2 November 1970
7
19 August 1977
7
2 June 1977
7
16 February 1977
6
11 May 1978
6
20 August 1970
6
27 November 1973
6
27 March 1979
6
29 March 1979
6
28 March 1979
6
13 September 1978
6
12 September 1973
6
22 November 1979
6
6 October 1977
6
17 May 1972
6
10 May 1972
6
1 April 1971
6
18 March 1970
6
6 March 1973
6
30 May 1977
6
31 August 1972
6
24 February 1971
6
26 May 1972
6
19 September 1979
6
8 June 1978
6
23 August 1978
6
11 October 1977
6
21 October 1976
6
4 May 1971
6
6 May 1971
6
13 May 1975
6
14 May 1975
6
27 February 1973
6
23 May 1979
6
21 March 1972
6
13 December 1973
6
11 April 1972
6
20 March 1974
6
15 November 1973
6
4 November 1977
6
26 August 1971
6
18 August 1977
6
24 May 1973
5
7 October 1971
5
28 October 1975
5
19 May 1970
5
12 February 1975
5
15 September 1970
5
21 August 1973
5
9 March 1977
5
9 May 1979
5
16 March 1977
5
17 October 1979
5
22 September 1976
5
6 March 1979
5
6 November 1979
5
24 September 1970
5
5 June 1973
5
27 February 1975
5
26 May 1976
5
2 September 1975
5
29 May 1978
5
17 March 1970
5
24 November 1978
5
17 August 1972
5
4 April 1979
5
20 March 1979
5
27 May 1975
5
4 October 1977
5
3 September 1975
5
11 October 1973
5
11 July 1974
5
25 August 1976
5
8 March 1972
5
24 October 1972
5
14 September 1978
5
20 October 1976
5
8 May 1973
5
23 February 1978
5
16 October 1979
5
1 September 1970
5
4 November 1975
5
3 December 1974
5
23 April 1970
5
22 April 1971
5
13 November 1973
5
2 October 1974
5
6 June 1979
5
9 March 1978
5
30 October 1970
4
22 March 1979
4
25 February 1975
4
17 September 1970
4
8 December 1976
4
30 November 1976
4
25 October 1978
4
14 September 1977
4
15 September 1977
4
14 September 1971
4
4 June 1976
4
26 May 1978
4
3 November 1977
4
20 May 1971
4
7 September 1977
4
27 October 1971
4
15 November 1978
4
17 July 1974
4
2 March 1976
4
8 September 1971
4
8 November 1973
4
17 August 1971
4
23 March 1977
4
20 November 1979
4
23 August 1972
4
18 October 1979
4
18 August 1976
4
5 May 1976
4
25 October 1977
4
28 February 1978
4
8 March 1979
4
27 September 1978
4
17 March 1977
4
12 October 1978
4
20 November 1974
4
26 November 1974
4
23 November 1971
4
15 August 1972
4
5 April 1979
4
4 November 1976
4
4 November 1970
4
7 March 1978
4
17 February 1977
3
25 March 1976
3
19 August 1975
3
5 March 1970
3
2 June 1970
3
2 May 1979
3
29 May 1973
3
21 November 1979
3
18 September 1973
3
16 May 1972
3
22 April 1975
3
25 November 1971
3
31 May 1979
3
30 August 1979
3
11 April 1978
3
22 October 1974
3
23 October 1974
3
24 October 1974
3
22 May 1975
3
24 May 1977
3
19 November 1979
3
17 November 1978
3
9 September 1971
3
28 April 1976
3
19 October 1977
3
7 June 1979
3
9 October 1975
3
9 March 1972
3
20 October 1977
3
25 May 1977
3
25 September 1979
3
9 March 1971
3
18 February 1976
3
18 November 1976
3
24 May 1979
3
29 May 1979
3
18 February 1975
3
11 June 1975
3
6 April 1978
3
4 April 1978
3
24 August 1972
3
10 September 1975
3
11 September 1975
3
8 May 1979
3
26 October 1977
3
8 November 1978
3
7 September 1976
3
12 June 1970
3
16 June 1970
3
24 February 1976
3
21 September 1978
3
16 August 1978
3
21 April 1977
3
25 October 1979
3
1 November 1977
3
17 October 1978
3
23 November 1978
3
22 May 1979
3
7 April 1976
2
8 April 1976
2
10 April 1975
2
15 February 1977
2
19 May 1976
2
9 October 1979
2
19 November 1974
2
12 November 1974
2
5 October 1971
2
5 June 1970
2
23 August 1973
2
28 August 1973
2
31 July 1974
2
24 October 1978
2
23 November 1979
2
23 September 1976
2
16 October 1974
2
1 June 1973
2
8 June 1973
2
4 March 1975
2
31 March 1976
2
27 August 1975
2
21 August 1975
2
14 November 1974
2
9 December 1976
2
3 December 1976
2
6 December 1976
2
3 June 1976
2
1 June 1976
2
23 May 1978
2
23 October 1973
2
30 August 1973
2
12 April 1978
2
13 April 1978
2
2 November 1971
2
4 September 1975
2
23 October 1979
2
21 May 1975
2
14 September 1976
2
26 September 1978
2
13 August 1974
2
14 August 1974
2
15 August 1974
2
16 August 1974
2
14 November 1978
2
18 October 1973
2
24 August 1978
2
26 August 1976
2
7 May 1971
2
29 April 1976
2
7 March 1979
2
11 February 1975
2
19 February 1975
2
8 April 1975
2
29 August 1972
2
21 February 1979
2
24 August 1977
2
25 February 1977
2
19 October 1976
2
6 May 1976
2
28 March 1973
2
8 June 1979
2
5 May 1970
2
1 August 1974
2
25 February 1976
2
20 September 1978
2
6 November 1975
2
22 April 1970
2
17 October 1972
2
7 November 1978
2
29 September 1971
2
3 June 1977
2
17 April 1975
1
10 December 1976
1
18 May 1976
1
12 September 1978
1
19 February 1976
1
23 August 1977
1
11 December 1974
1
10 December 1974
1
10 May 1979
1
21 August 1979
1
22 August 1979
1
23 August 1979
1
7 November 1979
1
29 September 1970
1
26 February 1975
1
14 March 1978
1
20 April 1971
1
4 May 1977
1
22 February 1977
1
28 February 1979
1
13 November 1974
1
30 March 1976
1
22 November 1978
1
26 August 1975
1
30 September 1975
1
5 March 1975
1
1 December 1976
1
7 December 1976
1
7 April 1970
1
9 June 1978
1
1 June 1978
1
7 June 1978
1
6 June 1978
1
24 October 1979
1
21 September 1972
1
4 June 1975
1
13 October 1976
1
7 November 1977
1
1 June 1972
1
16 November 1978
1
4 March 1976
1
6 March 1975
1
7 September 1971
1
24 August 1976
1
2 October 1975
1
1 March 1979
1
16 March 1978
1
15 May 1975
1
16 November 1976
1
20 April 1972
1
19 August 1976
1
10 October 1979
1
11 October 1979
1
8 December 1971
1
28 September 1978
1
9 October 1973
1
4 December 1974
1
5 December 1974
1
24 July 1974
1
25 July 1974
1
17 March 1976
1
16 March 1976
1
20 April 1977
1
19 October 1978
1
18 March 1976
1
27 November 1974
1
29 August 1979
1
28 November 1974
1
6 September 1977
1
15 September 1976
1
13 October 1977
1
3 November 1976
1
10 April 1978
1
17 August 1977
1
16 August 1977
1
15 July 1975
1
16 July 1975
1
17 July 1975
1
30 May 1978
1