English Explanatory Dictionary

democracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
  2. A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
  3. A state with a democratic system of government.
  4. Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
name
  1. The Democratic Party.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-democracy.wav /dɪˈmɑ.kɹə.si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-democracy.wav /dɪˈmɔk.ɹə.si/ /dəˈmɒk.ɹə.si/ [dəˈmɔ̟k.ɹə.si]

Word forms

democracy democracies the Democracy

Etymology

From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā). By surface analysis, demo- (“people”) + -cracy (“rule”).

Synonyms

democratism

Related words

democrat democratic

Derived words

algorithmocracy antidemocracy aristodemocracy arsenal of democracy authoritarian democracy Christian democracy counterdemocracy crony democracy cyberdemocracy democracide democracy sausage democratize democrazy demokkkracy demonocracy dictatorship of democracy direct democracy dollar democracy dotmocracy dumbocracy ecodemocracy e-democracy fax democracy grassroots democracy Islamocracy liberal democracy limited democracy liquid democracy majoritarian democracy media democracy nondemocracy nuclear democracy overdemocracy participatory democracy people's democracy plutodemocracy popular democracy post-democracy predemocracy pro-democracy protected democracy pseudo-democracy pseudodemocracy pure democracy quasidemocracy socdem social democracy superdemocracy tandemocracy technodemocracy teledemocracy theodemocracy Tory Democracy
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