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Democracy

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
democracy (noun)
1.
a) government by the people , especially rule of the majority
b) a government in which the supreme power is in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free - vested elections
2.
a political unit that has a government - democratic
3.
capitalized the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the United States - from emancipation Republicanism to New Deal Democracy C. M. Roberts
4.
the people especially when constituting the source of political authority - common
5.
the absence of or class distinctions or privileges - hereditary arbitrary
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
democracy (noun)
government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation
SYNONYMS:
republic, self-government, self-rule
RELATED WORDS:
pure democracy; home rule, self-determination; autonomy, sovereignty ( sovranty)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, totalitarianism, tyranny
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