A man squirts sauce on his “Democracy Sausage” at the Marrickville Public School in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 3, 2025, after voting in the general election. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ...

Despite being two words, democracy sausage qualified as the Australian National Dictionary Center’s word for 2016 because it was essentially a compound word, the center’s director Amanda ...

The democracy sausage’s success is partly because of how Australia votes. A worker hands a man a "Democracy Sausage" at the Marrickville Public School in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 3, 2025 ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A humble barbequed sausage on a slice of bread sold at polling booths around Australia has been picked as the country's official word of the year – "democracy sausage." ...

The democracy sausage’s success is partly because of how Australia votes. Elections always occur on Saturdays and are family affairs — voters arrive with their children and dogs.

A man squirts sauce on his "Democracy Sausage" at the Marrickville Public School in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 3, 2025, after voting in the general election.

The democracy sausage’s success is partly because of how Australia votes. Elections always occur on Saturdays and are family affairs — voters arrive with their children and dogs.