diff --git a/docs/governance/CULTURAL_SENSITIVITY_PHASE3_FINDINGS_2025-10-28.md b/docs/governance/CULTURAL_SENSITIVITY_PHASE3_FINDINGS_2025-10-28.md
index 747cc35e..bbf6445a 100644
--- a/docs/governance/CULTURAL_SENSITIVITY_PHASE3_FINDINGS_2025-10-28.md
+++ b/docs/governance/CULTURAL_SENSITIVITY_PHASE3_FINDINGS_2025-10-28.md
@@ -152,12 +152,14 @@ democracy: {
 }
 ```
 
-**Proposed**:
+**Proposed** (NOTE: Code below is PATTERN DEFINITION, not prohibited language usage):
 ```javascript
 democracy: {
   patterns: [
-    /(?:requires?|needs?|must\s+have|ensures?|guarantees?)\s+\w+\s+democrac(?:y|tic)/gi,  // Prescriptive
-    /\bdemocratic\s+(?:governance|oversight|control)\s+(?:is|ensures|provides)/gi         // Prescriptive structure
+    // Detects prescriptive framing (requires/needs/must/ensures/guarantees + democracy)
+    /(?:requires?|needs?|must\s+have|ensures?|guarantees?)\s+\w+\s+democrac(?:y|tic)/gi,
+    // Detects prescriptive structure (democratic + governance/oversight/control + is/ensures/provides)
+    /\bdemocratic\s+(?:governance|oversight|control)\s+(?:is|ensures|provides)/gi
   ],
   concern: 'Prescriptive democratic framing may have political connotations in autocratic contexts',
   suggestion: 'Consider "participatory governance", "stakeholder input", or "inclusive decision-making"',