From 'prodrome,' a premonitory symptom of disease.
Etymology: French, literally, precursor, from Greek prodromos, from pro- before + dromos act of running, racecourse — more at PRO-, DROMEDARY
Example of use found at Diogenes' Middle Finger:
Now we are engaged in a prodromal civil war, and American constitutional democracy is the contest’s prize. The universities and the media, always diseased, have progressed from mischief into depravity. Various states are attempting to mandate that their schools teach critical race theory — that is racism — and elected leaders on the coasts have resigned their cities to thuggery and ruin. – David Mamet – Playwright and Screenwriter
'Constitutional democracy' is right, not 'democracy'! Tucker Carlson take note.
Never use 'democracy' sans phrase!