democracy
Meanings
Plural: democracies
Noun
- the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
- Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
- A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
- A state with a democratic system of government.
- Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā).
By surface analysis, demo- (“people”) + -cracy (“rule”).
Synonyms
commonwealth, democratism, majority rule, republic
Scrabble Score: 19
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