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ALL meanings of democracy

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  • countable noun democracy A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it. 9
  • noun democracy government by the people or their elected representatives 7
  • noun democracy a political or social unit governed ultimately by all its members 5
  • noun democracy a social condition of classlessness and equality 5
  • noun democracy majority rule 5
  • noun democracy the principle of equality of rights, opportunity, and treatment, or the practice of this principle 4
  • uncountable noun democracy Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions. 3
  • noun democracy government in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives; rule by the ruled 3
  • noun democracy a country, state, etc. with such government 3
  • noun democracy the common people, esp. as the wielders of political power 3
  • noun democracy system: elected government 2
  • uncountable noun democracy Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections. 2
  • noun democracy the practice or spirit of social equality 2
  • noun democracy the common people, esp as a political force 2
  • noun plural democracy 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
  • noun democracy state: with elected government 1
  • noun democracy ideal: social equality 1
  • noun plural democracy a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies. 1
  • noun plural democracy a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. 1
  • noun plural democracy political or social equality; democratic spirit. 1
  • noun plural democracy the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power. 1
  • noun democracy A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. 1
  • noun democracy (Uncountable Noun) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). 0
  • noun democracy (Countable Noun) (government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction. 0
  • noun democracy (Uncountable Noun) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy". 0
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