Etymology: [ di-'mä-kr&-sE ] (noun.) 1576. From Middle French democratie (French démocratie) Medieval Latin democratia Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratia), from δῆμος (dēmos, “common people”) + κράτος (kratos, “rule, strength”).
A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction, Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy", Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy), democraty, - a system of government in which political authority is held by the people; typically feature constitutional governments where the majority rules, a belief in individual liberty and in equal rights for all people, freedom of expression, political freedom, and freedom of choice, You have two cows The government taxes you to the point that you must first milk the cows, convert the milk to cheese, then sell all the cheese to pay taxes, then sell them both in order to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government, a form of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or indirectly through their elected representatives, Greek: Demos (the people) Kratos (authority) System of government in which ultimate political power rests with a nation's population at large Citizens have the right to participate in political decision-making Democracy is not an Ideology, but rather an ideal that can be reached or embodied by various institutional arrangements according to one's ideological conception of Freedom, Participation, Rights, etc, democracy: 1: ~ a form of social organisation that is directed by the people, Am I living in a democracy? Use this simple test, n [Gr *******; *****, people, and ******, to possess, to govern ], "Government by the people; political and social equality in general " New American Webster Dictionary 1972, The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called, Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people, Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly, as in Ancient Greece, or through elected representatives as in many modern societies (representative democracy), Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic, Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government, the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them, a form of government in which groups of people, commonly known as ‘political parties’, compete to offer the most inspiring false promises, A form of government that is elected and controlled by the people who live under it, Government by the people, either directly or through the election of representatives We have a democracy in this country It is also called a republic, a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them, the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group, a way of governing a country in which the people elect representatives to form a government on their behalf a country with such a government the idea that everyone in a country has equal rights, Derived from two ancient Greek words demos (the people) and kratos (strength) A system of government in which governance of the people is by elected representatives, the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives, Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions. the union's emphasis on industrial democracy. Form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections. In a direct democracy, the public participates in government directly (as in some ancient Greek city-states, some New England town meetings, and some cantons in modern Switzerland). Most democracies today are representative. The concept of representative democracy arose largely from ideas and institutions that developed during the European Middle Ages and the Enlightenment and in the American and French Revolutions. Democracy has come to imply universal suffrage, competition for office, freedom of speech and the press, and the rule of (Hukuk) See also republic. Christian Democracy parliamentary democracy social democracy, government run by the people of the country; country with such a government; society characterized by equal rights and privileges, 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. the pro-democracy movement, A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it. The new democracies face tough challenges, Form of government in which the people rule, either by directly voting on issues (direct democracy), or indirectly through electing representative to decide issues (representative democracy), A form of government in which the citizens share the power, government by the people or their elected representatives, A form of government that represents the people, Participation by the mass of people in the decisions that shape their lives; government by majority rule, with recognition of the rights of minorities; freedom of speech, press, and assembly; freedom to form opposition political parties and to run for office; commitment to individual dignity and to equal opportunities for people to develop their full potential, Government in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives The concept originated in ancient Greece but was in practice much different from what it is understood to be today Democracy is used generally to denote political systems which operate with the participation and consent of the citizens, as through the practice of regular elections, - a system of government in which people cast votes for elected representatives in a multi-party election It comes from the Greek word "demos", meaning "people " Canada has a democratic political system, A form of government in which power is held by the people The people exercise their power either directly or through elected representatives, a democratic country has a government which has been freely elected by the people Adults vote at an election for the government of their choice, Literally, the term means power of the people (combining the Greek words demos, meaning "the people," and kratien, meaning "to rule") It is usually used to describe a political system where the legitimacy of exercising power stems from the consent of the people Accordingly, a democratic polity is often identified by the existence of constitutional government, where the power of the leaders is checked and restrained; representative institutions based on free elections, which provide a procedural framework for the delegation of power by the people; competitive parties, in which the ruling majority respects and guarantees the rights of minrities; and civil liberties, such as freedoms of speech, press, association, and religion, Genus: Type of government Differentia: Rule by the people Comment: In true democracy, all government decisions are made by vote Link: Article, A Republican form of government, a commonwealth (Greek, demos-kratia, the rule of the people ), plural of democracy,
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A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction - "In 1900 not a single country had what we would today consider a democracy: a government created by elections in which every adult citizen could vote."
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Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy" - "The spirit of democracy means, above all, liberty of choice for human beings... democracy, in both its individual and collective forms, is the main engine of the eternal human striving for justice and prosperity."
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Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy) - "Everyone who wanted to speak did so. It was democracy in its purest form."
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democraty
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- a system of government in which political authority is held by the people; typically feature constitutional governments where the majority rules, a belief in individual liberty and in equal rights for all people, freedom of expression, political freedom, and freedom of choice
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You have two cows The government taxes you to the point that you must first milk the cows, convert the milk to cheese, then sell all the cheese to pay taxes, then sell them both in order to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government
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a form of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or indirectly through their elected representatives
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Greek: Demos (the people) Kratos (authority) System of government in which ultimate political power rests with a nation's population at large Citizens have the right to participate in political decision-making Democracy is not an Ideology, but rather an ideal that can be reached or embodied by various institutional arrangements according to one's ideological conception of Freedom, Participation, Rights, etc
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democracy: 1: ~ a form of social organisation that is directed by the people
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Am I living in a democracy? Use this simple test
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n [Gr *******; *****, people, and ******, to possess, to govern ]
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"Government by the people; political and social equality in general " New American Webster Dictionary 1972
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The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called
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Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people
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Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly, as in Ancient Greece, or through elected representatives as in many modern societies (representative democracy)
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Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic
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Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government
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the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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a form of government in which groups of people, commonly known as ‘political parties’, compete to offer the most inspiring false promises
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A form of government that is elected and controlled by the people who live under it
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Government by the people, either directly or through the election of representatives We have a democracy in this country It is also called a republic
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
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a way of governing a country in which the people elect representatives to form a government on their behalf a country with such a government the idea that everyone in a country has equal rights
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Derived from two ancient Greek words demos (the people) and kratos (strength) A system of government in which governance of the people is by elected representatives
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the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
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Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions. the union's emphasis on industrial democracy. Form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections. In a direct democracy, the public participates in government directly (as in some ancient Greek city-states, some New England town meetings, and some cantons in modern Switzerland). Most democracies today are representative. The concept of representative democracy arose largely from ideas and institutions that developed during the European Middle Ages and the Enlightenment and in the American and French Revolutions. Democracy has come to imply universal suffrage, competition for office, freedom of speech and the press, and the rule of (Hukuk) See also republic. Christian Democracy parliamentary democracy social democracy
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government run by the people of the country; country with such a government; society characterized by equal rights and privileges isim
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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. the pro-democracy movement
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A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it. The new democracies face tough challenges
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Form of government in which the people rule, either by directly voting on issues (direct democracy), or indirectly through electing representative to decide issues (representative democracy)
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A form of government in which the citizens share the power
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government by the people or their elected representatives
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A form of government that represents the people
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Participation by the mass of people in the decisions that shape their lives; government by majority rule, with recognition of the rights of minorities; freedom of speech, press, and assembly; freedom to form opposition political parties and to run for office; commitment to individual dignity and to equal opportunities for people to develop their full potential
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Government in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives The concept originated in ancient Greece but was in practice much different from what it is understood to be today Democracy is used generally to denote political systems which operate with the participation and consent of the citizens, as through the practice of regular elections
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- a system of government in which people cast votes for elected representatives in a multi-party election It comes from the Greek word "demos", meaning "people " Canada has a democratic political system
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A form of government in which power is held by the people The people exercise their power either directly or through elected representatives
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a democratic country has a government which has been freely elected by the people Adults vote at an election for the government of their choice
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Literally, the term means power of the people (combining the Greek words demos, meaning "the people," and kratien, meaning "to rule") It is usually used to describe a political system where the legitimacy of exercising power stems from the consent of the people Accordingly, a democratic polity is often identified by the existence of constitutional government, where the power of the leaders is checked and restrained; representative institutions based on free elections, which provide a procedural framework for the delegation of power by the people; competitive parties, in which the ruling majority respects and guarantees the rights of minrities; and civil liberties, such as freedoms of speech, press, association, and religion
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Genus: Type of government Differentia: Rule by the people Comment: In true democracy, all government decisions are made by vote Link: Article
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A Republican form of government, a commonwealth (Greek, demos-kratia, the rule of the people )
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