Type and usage of democracy from BoostVocab

democracy

/dɪ'mɑkrəsi/

noun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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commonwealth republic

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form of government political system
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the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
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majority rule

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philosophy ism philosophical system doctrine school of thought
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the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
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political theory ideology political orientation

Definition that contains democracy

democratic characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
fascism a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
barbados a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
jacksonian of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
papua new guinea a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations
parliamentary democracy a democracy having a parliament
independent state of papua new guinea a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations
open society a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy)

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