democracy
21democracy */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ] / US [dɪˈmɑkrəsɪ] noun Word forms democracy : singular democracy plural democracies 1) a) [uncountable] a system of government in which people vote in elections to choose the people who will govern them the transition towards… …
22democracy — noun /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/ a) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). And the essential value and power of Democracy consists in this, that it combines, as far… …
23democracy — de|moc|ra|cy [ dı makrəsi ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a system of government in which people vote in elections to choose the people who will govern them: the transition toward democracy a threat to democracy a ) count a country that has democracy:… …
24democracy — Synonyms and related words: absolute monarchy, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, coalition government, collective farm, collectivism, collectivity, collegiality, colonialism, common ownership, commonwealth, communal effort, communion,… …
25democracy — de|moc|ra|cy W2 [dıˈmɔkrəsi US dıˈma: ] n plural democracies [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: democratie, from Greek demokratia, from demos people + kratia rule ] 1.) [U] a system of government in which every citizen in the country can… …
26DEMOCRACY — direct rule by the people. Only since the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have the majority of political parties and groups declared their BELIEF in democracy which was previously a very negative term connoting mob rule. In the thirteenth… …
27Democracy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Democracy est un album du groupe Killing Joke Democracy player est un logiciel de gestion de WebTV (tri, lecture...) Catégorie : Homonymie …
28democracy — n. a constitutional; parliamentary; representative democracy * * * [dɪ mɒkrəsɪ] parliamentary representative democracy a constitutional …
29democracy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Government through representation] Syn. popular government, republic, commonwealth, representative government, constitutional government, direct democracy, government by the people, self government, majority rule, tyranny of …
30democracy — [16] Democracy means literally ‘government by the populace at large’. It comes via Old French democratie and medieval Latin dēmocratia from Greek dēmokratíā, a compound formed from demos ‘people’ and kratíā ‘rule’, a derivative of the noun krátos …
