democracy
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such asRule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
» Democracy is one form of government.
Demokratie ist eine Herrschaftsform.
Демократия — это форма правления.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
Demokratie, Volksherrschaft
демокра́тияdemokrátija, народовла́стиеnarodovlástije
демокра́тіяdemokrátija, народовла́ддяnarodovláddja
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as:
(countable, uncountable)A form of government where the people elect representatives who propose and approve laws and administer the government on their behalf (representative democracy).
(countable, uncountable)A form of government where the people vote directly on laws and government decisions (direct democracy).
(countable)A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
(countable)A state with a democratic system of government.
(uncountable)Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
Examples
358 sentencesDemocracy is one form of government.
ruДемократия — это форма правления.
deDemokratie ist eine Herrschaftsform.
In a democracy, it's important for the press to be independent.
deIn einer Demokratie ist es wichtig, dass die Presse unabhängig ist.
This is a democracy.
We live in a society of democracy.
Ми живемо в демократичному суспільстві.
ruМы живем в демократическом обществе.
Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.
Особиста свобода - сутність демократії.
dePersönliche Freiheit ist die Seele der Demokratie.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from AnFrom Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā).
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Forms
plural: democracies| Singular | democracy |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them:republiccommonwealth
- the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group:majority rule
Word family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable