democracy
31democracy — Popular government; rule by the people. Not to be confused with the Democratic Party or the policies of such party. See pure democracy; representative democracy …
32democracy — [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 …
33democracy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Middle French democratie, from Late Latin democratia, from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos + kratia cracy Date: 1576 1. a. government by the people; especially rule of the majority …
34democracy — (Gk., rule by the people) In Greek thought, rule by the citizens in general (nevertheless excluding women and of course slaves) in contrast to government by the rich and aristocratic. In modern society the sovereignty of the people in general,… …
35Democracy — As elsewhere in the West, democracy in the Nether lands has been slow in development. In 1796, the Batavian Repub lic created a National Assembly chosen by “universal” suffrage (of men not being paupers). After the Napoleonic occupation, the… …
36democracy — See republic. See republic, democracy …
37democracy — noun a democracy in Iraq is quite unlikely for now or any time soon Syn: representative government, elective government; self government, government by the people; republic, commonwealth Ant: dictatorship …
38democracy*/*/ — [dɪˈmɒkrəsi] noun 1) [U] a system of government in which people choose their political representatives in elections 2) [C] a country that has democracy 3) [U] a way of running an organization in which everyone can share in making decisions …
39democracy — demokratija statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Valstybės valdymo forma, kai valdžia kyla iš piliečių valios, įstatymus leidžia laisvais ir reguliariais rinkimais renkami tautos atstovai, valdo pagal konstitucijoje nustatytus įgaliojimus… …
40Democracy Index — 2010. Full democracies:   9 10 …
