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democracy meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of democracy at MeaningMonkey.org. democracy meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.DEMOCRACY noun
Definition of democracy (noun)
- 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
- synonyms: commonwealth, republic
- the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
- synonyms: majority rule
Source: Princeton University Wordnet