Meaning Of The Word Democracy

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Democracy Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Democracy?

democracy
countable noun: A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
uncountable noun: Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections.

democracy in American English
government in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives; rule by the ruled
noun: government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system

democracy in British English
noun: government by the people or their elected representatives

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