democracy
11democracy — [di mäk′rə sē] n. pl. democracies [Fr démocratie < ML democratia < Gr dēmokratia < dēmos, the people (< IE * damos, a division of the people < base * da , to cut, divide > TIDE1) + kratein, to rule < kratos, strength: see… …
12Democracy — For other uses, see Democracy (disambiguation) and Democratic Party (disambiguation). A woman casts her vote in the second round of the French presidential election of 2007 …
13democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. 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. a state… …
14democracy — So many political systems and ideologies claim the virtue of democracy that the word has become virtually meaningless in its everyday use; the label is used to legitimize almost every kind of political power arrangement. The origins of democracy… …
15democracy — 01. A large number of university students were imprisoned after demonstrating for [democracy] in the nation s capital. 02. We are very lucky to be living in a truly [democratic] society. 03. The new President is said to be a true [democrat] who… …
16democracy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine, real, true ▪ stable ▪ political ▪ constitutional, parliamentary, participatory …
17Democracy — The concept of democracy in Russia has evolved significantly since its use by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to describe its totalitarian system, which was underpinned by regular elections consisting of a single candidate from the… …
18democracy — The word ‘democracy’ derives from two Greek terms, demos, meaning ‘people’, and kratia, signifying ‘rule of’or‘by’.Manypeopletherefore seedemocracyasmeaning ‘people power’, with government resting on the consent of the governed. According… …
19democracy — The word ‘democracy’ (derived from the Greek meaning ‘rule by the people’) established itself within British culture as a system of government, not by the people, but rather, for the people by representatives chosen by the people through… …
20democracy — [[t]dɪmɒ̱krəsi[/t]] ♦♦ democracies 1) N UNCOUNT Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections. The spread of democracy in Eastern Europe appears to have had negative as well as positive… …
