democracy
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such asRule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
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» Democracy is one form of government.
Demokratie ist eine Herrschaftsform. — MUIRIEL
Демократия — это форма правления. — kobylkin
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6 senses(uncountable)Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
Demokratie, Volksherrschaft
демокра́тияdemokrátija, народовла́стиеnarodovlástije
демокра́тіяdemokrátija, народовла́ддяnarodovláddja
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).
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
(countable)A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
Demokratie
демокра́тияdemokrátija
демокра́тіяdemokrátija
More meanings 3
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as:
(countable, uncountable)A form of government where the people vote directly on laws and government decisions (direct democracy).
(countable)A state with a democratic system of government.
(uncountable)Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
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
3 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
48 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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