Canadian English Meaning of democracy
Democracy
Other Canadian English words related to Democracy
Nearest Words of democracy
- democrat => Democrat
- democratic => democratic
- democratic and popular republic of algeria => Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
- democratic front for the liberation of palestine => Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- democratic party => Democratic Party
- democratic people's republic of korea => Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- democratic republic of sao tome and principe => Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- democratic republic of the congo => Democratic Republic of Congo
- democratic socialist republic of sri lanka => Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- democratical => democratic
Definitions and Meaning of democracy in English
democracy (n)
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
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
democracy (n.)
Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic.
Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government.
The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called.
FAQs About the word democracy
Democracy
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
Republic,Autonomy,Self-government,Self-rule,Sovereignty,Home rule,Pure democracy,Self-determination
despotism,dictatorship,monarchy,Totalitarianism,Tyranny,
democracies => democracies, demobilize => demobilize, demobilization => demobilization, demobilise => demobilize, demobilisation => demobilization,