Democracy

What do we mean by democracy?

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

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

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

Majority rule. noun

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

Government by the people; a system of government in which the sovereign power of the state is vested in the people as a whole, and is exercised directly by them or their elected agents. noun

A state or civil body in which the people themselves exercise all legislative authority, and confer all executive and judicial powers, either by direct collective action or through elected representatives. noun

Political and social equality in general; a state of society in which no hereditary differences of rank or privilege are recognized: opposed to aristocracy. noun

capitalized In United States political history: noun

The system of principles held by the Democratic party. See democratic. noun

The members of the Democratic party collectively. noun

In a collective sense, the people; especially, the people regarded as exercising political powers. noun

Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. noun

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. noun

Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. noun

The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. noun

Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). noun

A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction. noun

Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy". noun

The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group noun

Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

"The worst system, except for all the others" Urban Dictionary

Four wolves and one lamb voting on lunch. Urban Dictionary

N. - a government in which the people elect their dictators. Urban Dictionary

A form of government where the leader is chosen by popularity rather than ability to run a country. Urban Dictionary

1) When kleptocrats brainwash the dumbest 51% of a population into believing that they're making their own choices. 2) When the United States brainwashes or pays a violent mob(s) in another country to topple a democratically elected government and murder everyone who could be an obstacle to US policy. 3) Fascism. 4) When 3 or more scientists enter a room and force all of the religious people to leave so they can have a serious discussion. Urban Dictionary

Tyranny by morons. Urban Dictionary

A form of government that works, but not well. Urban Dictionary

A tyranny of the Majority over the Minority. The opposite of true liberty. Urban Dictionary

A form of government which America has never been in. In a democracy we would vote and popular vote would decide our president. In our form of governemnt, a republic, we elect representatives which then get to vote with "our interests at heart"., Urban Dictionary

Somthing one country does to another when it wants something. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to democracy:
democracy, democraty, democrat, timocracy, democrats, neocracy, nomocracy, mesocracy, xenocracy, anemocracy, dulocracy, demonocracy, democracia, ideocracy, e democracy.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word democracy:
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Words that rhyme with democracy:
hypocrisy, bureaucracy, meritocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, theocracy.

Adjectives that are often used to describe democracy:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective democracy:
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Words that sound like democracy:
democracy, timocracy, democracies, democracia, democraty, demography, democratie, damaris, idiocracy, idiocrasy, demonocracy, monocracy, demokrat, adhocracy, democritus, discourtesy, technocracy, demario, democratize, demographer, discrasies, gynocracy, democratise.