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capitalism
Capitalism is an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are owned by private individuals and not by the state. -
participatory democracy
individual participation by citizens in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, especially directly rather than through elected representatives. -
pure democracy
a form of democracy in which the laws and policies are made directly by the citizens rather than by representatives. -
-cracy
indicating a type of government or rule -
bastion
If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended. -
belize
a state in Central America, on the Caribbean Sea: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century ad; colonized by the British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964; became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981. Official language: English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken. Currency: Belize dollar. Capital: Belmopan. Pop: 334 297 (2013 est). Area: 22 965 sq km (8867 sq miles)