democracy

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 [dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by the people or their elected representatives

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political or social unit governed ultimately by all its members

3. (Sociology) the practice or spirit of social equality

4. (Sociology) a social condition of classlessness and equality

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the common people, esp as a political force

[from French démocratie, from Late Latin dēmocratia, from Greek dēmokratia government by the people; see demo-, -cracy]

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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, autonomy, representative government, constitutional government, government by the people, elective government the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe

Quotations
"To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary" [Abraham Lincoln speech]
"My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest" [Ghandi Non-Violence in Peace and War]
"Democracy ... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike" [Plato The Republic]
"Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being" [John F. Kennedy Why England Slept]
"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking" [Clement Atlee Anatomy of Britain]
"Democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time" [Winston Churchill speech]
"Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them" [Robert, Marquis de Flers and Arman de Caillavet L'habit vert]
"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"government of the people, by the people, and for the people" [Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address]
"Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will be" [Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in America]
"Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three" [E.M. Forster Two Cheers for Democracy]

Translations

democracy [dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ] N → democracia f

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democracy [dɪˈmɒkrəsi] n → démocratie f parliamentary democracy

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democracy

n → Demokratie f

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democracy [dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ] n → democrazia

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democracy [dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ] 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 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]

(negativeundemocratic)

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]

(negativeundemocratically) 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

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democracy → ديمقراطية demokracie demokrati Demokratie δημοκρατία democracia demokratia démocratie demokracija democrazia 民主主義 민주주의 democratie demokrati demokracja democracia демократия demokrati ประชาธิปไตย demokrasi sự dân chủ 民主