Democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsi/
noun
noun: democracy
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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.“a system of parliamentary democracy”
synonyms: representative government, elective government, constitutional government,popular government; antonyms: tyranny, dictatorship -
a state governed under a system of democracy.plural noun: democracies“a multiparty democracy”
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control of an organization or group by the majority of its members.“the intended extension of industrial democracy”
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the practice or principles of social equality.“demands for greater democracy”
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Origin
late 16th century: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
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