democracy (redirected from democracies)

de·moc·ra·cy  (d-mkr-s)

n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies

1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

2. A political or social unit that has such a government.

3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.

4. Majority rule.

5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.

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[French démocratie, from Late Latin dmocratia, from Greek dmokrati : dmos, people; see d- in Indo-European roots + -krati, -cracy.]

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democracy

Noun

pl -cies

1. a system of government or organization in which the citizens or members choose leaders or make other important decisions by voting

2. a country in which the citizens choose their government by voting [Greek dēmokratia]

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democracy

a form of government in which sovereign power resides in the people and is exercised by them or by officers they elect to represent them. Cf. republicanism. — democrat, n. — democratic, adj.

See also: Government

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Democracy the population of a democratic state; the common people; the members of the U. S. Democratic Party collectively, 1868.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	democracy - the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
	2.	democracy - a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them republic, commonwealth Weimar Republic - the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich" parliamentary democracy - a democracy having a parliament form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
	3.	democracy - the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group majority rule doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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democracy

noun self-government, republic, commonwealth, representative government, government by the people

Translations

democracy [dɪˈmɔkrəsɪ] n → democracia

democracy [dɪˈmɔkrəsɪ] n → démocratie f

democracy [dɪˈmɔkrəsɪ] n → Demokratie f

democracy [dɪˈmɔkrəsɪ] n → democrazia

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democracy

n democracy [diˈmokrəsi]

(a country having) a form of government in which the people freely elect representatives to govern them Which is the world's largest democracy?; He believes in democracy. demokrasie, volksregering ديموقْراطِيَّه، حُكْم الشَّعْب демокрация demokracie demokrati die Demokratie δημοκρατία democracia demokraatia دموکراسی؛ مردم سالاری demokratia démocratie דֶמוֹקרָטיָה लोकतंत्र demokracija demokrácia demokrasi lÿðræði, lÿðræðisríki democrazia 民主主義 민주주의 (국가) demokratija, demokratinė šalis demokrātija, demokrātisms demokrasi democratie demokrati, folkestyre demokracja democracia democraţie демократия demokracia demokracija demokratija demokrati การปกครองแบบประชาธิปไตย demokrasi 民主 демократія عوام کی حکومت dân chủ 民主

n democrat [ˈdeməkrӕt]

one who believes in democracy as a principle She likes to pretend she's a democrat. demokraat نَصير الديموقْراطِيَّه/ حُكْم الشَّعب демократ demokrat demokrat der/die Demokrat(in) δημοκράτης demócrata demokraat دموکرات؛ هوادار حکومت اکثریت demokraatti démocrate דֶמוֹקרָט लोकतांत्रिक demokrat demokrata demokrat lÿðræðissinni; demókrati, jafnaðarmaður democratico 民主主義者 민주주의자 demokratas demokrāts demokrat democraat demokrat demokrata democrata democrat демократ demokrat, -ka demokrat demokrata demokrat นักประชาธิปไตย demokrat 民主主義者，民主黨人 демократ جمہوریت کا / کی حامی người dân chủ 民主主义者，民主党人

adj democratic [deməˈkrӕtik]

(negative undemocratic)

1 belonging to, governed by or typical of democracy a democratic country. demokraties ديموقْراطي، نَصير لحُكْم الشَّعْب демократичен demokratický demokratisk demokratisch δημοκρατικός democrático demokraatlik دموکراتیک؛ مردمی demokraattinen démocratique דֶמוֹקרָטִי लोकतांत्रिक demokratski demokratikus demokratis lÿðræðis-, lÿðræðislegur democratico 民主主義の 민주주의의 demokratinis demokrātisks demokrasi democratisch demokratisk demokratyczny democrático democratic демократический demokratický demokratičen demokratski demokratisk เกี่ยวกับประชาธิปไตย demokratik 民主的 демократичний جمہوری thuộc dân chủ 民主的

2 believing in equal rights and privileges for all The boss is very democratic. demokraties مُؤْمِن بالديموقْراطِيَّه / بالحُقوق المُتَساوِيَه демократичен demokratický demokratisk demokratisch δημοκρατικός democrático demokraatlik وابسته به رفتار برابر با همگان demokraattinen démocrate דֶמוֹקרָטִי लोकतांत्रिक‍ demokratičan demokratikus demokratis lÿðræðislegur democratico 民主的な 민주적인 demokratiškas demokrātisks bersifat demokrasi democratisch demokratisk demokratyczny democrático democrat демократичный demokratický demokratičen demokratičan demokratisk เกียวกับความเสมอภาค eşitlikçi, demokratik 民主的 демократичний مساوات کا حامی tính dân chủ 民主的

adv democratically [deməˈkrӕtikəli]

(negative undemocratically) following democratic principles The issue was decided democratically by taking a general vote. demokraties ديموقْراطِيّاً демократично demokraticky demokratiskt demokratisch δημοκρατικά democráticamente demokraatlikult به روش دموکراتیک demokraattisesti démocratiquement בְּאוֹפֶן דֶמוֹקרָטִי लोकतांत्रिक रूप से demokratično demokratikusan secara demokratis lÿðræðislega democraticamente 民主的に 민주적으로 demokratiškai demokrātiski secara demokrasi democratisch demokratisk demokratycznie democraticamente (în mod) demo­cratic демократично demokraticky demokratično demokratski demokratiskt อย่างเป็นประชาธิปไตย demokratik yollarla 民主地 демократично جمہوری طور پر một cách dân chủ 民主地