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1. (n.) democracy
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. democracy
a state having such a form of government.
3. democracy
a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. democracy
political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. democracy
the common people, esp. with respect to their political power.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF démocratie < LL dēmocratia < Gk dēmokratía popular government; see demo -, -cracy)
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| Definition of 'Democracy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) democracy
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
2. (noun) democracy, republic, commonwealth
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
3. (noun) majority rule, democracy
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
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1. (noun) democracy
the form of government in which all people can vote for representatives
making democracy work for everyone
2. democracy
a country that has this form of government
We live in a democracy.; emerging democracies
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| Definition of 'Democracy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Democracy
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people
2. (noun) Democracy
government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic
3. (noun) Democracy
collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government
4. (noun) Democracy
the principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called
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| Definitions of 'Democracy' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Democracy
has been defined to be government of the people by the people and for the people, or as a State in which the government rests directly with the majority of the citizens, but this under the protest of some that it is not an end but a means "to the attainment of a truer and truer aristocracy, or government again by the Best."
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| Definitions of 'Democracy' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Democracy
1. A form of government by popular ignorance.
2. The dwarf's paradise.
3. Any political system where male votes are substitutes for brains. (This word comes from the Abracadabra: "demo," lungs; "crazy," to rule; hence, to rule by caloric.)
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| Definition of 'Democracy' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Democracy
A system of government in which there is free and equal participation by the people in the political decision-making process.
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Sense: (a country having) a form of government in which the people freely elect representatives to govern them
Which is the world's largest democracy?; He believes in democracy.
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 Afrikaans: demokrasie, volksregering |
 Arabic: ديموقْراطِيَّه، حُكْم الش |
 Bulgarian: демокрация |
 Brazilian: democracia |
 Czech: demokracie |
 German: die Demokratie |
 Danish: demokrati |
 Greek: δημοκρατία |
 Spanish: democracia |
 Estonian: demokraatia |
 Farsi: دموکراسی؛ مردم سالاری |
 Finnish: demokratia |
 French: démocratie |
 Hebrew: דֶמוֹקרָטיָה |
 Hindi: लोकतंत्र |
 Croatian: demokracija |
 Hungarian: demokrácia |
 Indonesian: demokrasi |
 Icelandic: lÿðræði, lÿðræðisríki |
 Italian: democrazia |
 Japanese: 民主主義 |
 Korean: 민주주의 |
 Lithuanian: demokratija, demokratinė |
 Latvian: demokrātija, demokrātisms |
 Malay: demokrasi |
 Dutch: democratie |
 Norwegian: demokrati, folkestyre |
 Polish: demokracja |
 Persian: دموکراسی؛ مردم سالاری |
 Pashto: ديمو كراسى، دخلكو حكومت، |
 Portuguese: democracia |
 Romanian: democraţie |
 Russian: демократия |
 Slovak: demokracia |
 Slovenian: demokracija |
 Serbian: demokratija |
 Swedish: demokrati |
 Thai: การปกครองแบบประชาธิปไตย |
 Turkish: demokrasi |
 Taiwanese: 民主 |
 Ukrainian: демократія |
 Urdu: عوام کی حکومت |
 Vietnamese: dân chủ |
 Chinese: 民主 |
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