Democracy
[dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ] or [də'mɑkrəsi]
Definition
(noun.) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives.
(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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Definition
(n.) Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government.
(n.) The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Government by the people.[2]. Republic, representative government.[3]. [U. S.] Democrats, democratic party.
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Definition
n. a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people collectively and is administered by them or by officers appointed by them: the people esp. the common people in the United States the democratic party—also Democ′raty (Milt.).—n. Dem′ocrat one who adheres to or promotes democracy as a principle: a member of the democratic party in the United States who preserve carefully the local liberties of states and of individuals opposing national centralisation and supporting a wide franchise low tariff duties for the interests of the revenue rather than protection and a limited public expenditure.—adjs. Democrat′ic -al relating to democracy: insisting on equal rights and privileges for all.—adv. Democrat′ically.—adj. Democratifī′able capable of being made democratic.—v.t. Democratise′ to render democratic.—n. Democ′ratist a democrat.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A mysterious country, bounded on the east by Richard Olney, on the west by Willie Bryan, on the north by Dave Hill and on the south by Bennie Pitchfork Tillman.
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Examples
- He never seems to have made the mistake of confusing democracy with demolatry. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- When the mass of men emerged from slavish obedience and made democracy inevitable, the taboo entered upon its final illness. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I have heard people maintain that: it makes no difference whether women want the ballot, or are fit for it, or can do any good with it,--this country is a democracy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Tyranny springs from democracy much as democracy springs from oligarchy. Plato. The Republic.
- The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For the object of democracy is not to imitate the rhythm of the stars but to harness political power to the nation's need. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- To put it briefly, democracy is afraid of the tyrant. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For the purposes of the Commission democracy is an inefficient weapon. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- This, when assembled, is the largest and most powerful class in a democracy. Plato. The Republic.
- The revolt went deeper and democracy in politics was only an aspect of it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The two elements in our criterion both point to democracy. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The suffragist who bases a claim on the so-called logic of democracy is making the poorest possible showing for a good cause. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- An autocracy would no doubt have been admissible as a fully self-governing democracy with a franchise limited to one person. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But it is a caricature of democracy to make it also the law of individual initiative. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Well, I said, and how does the change from oligarchy into democracy arise? Plato. The Republic.
- Nor do we know if the methods of election used for the Soviets are any improvement upon the unsatisfactory methods in use in the Atlantic democracies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is characteristic of these primitive democracies that they worship Man and distrust men. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Athens, it must be understood, was by far the largest of all the Greek city democracies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It always seems curious to watch the satisfaction of some reform magazines when China or Turkey or Persia imitates the constitutional forms of Western democracies. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Some democracies (Athens and Miletus, _e. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were in the Greek democracies parties and party leaders, but no regular government in office and no regular opposition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, he said, have you never heard that forms of government differ; there are tyrannies, and there are democracies, and there are aristocracies? Plato. The Republic.
- The Western democracies, as they woke up to freedom, discovered themselves imperial, and were considerably embarrassed by the discovery. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Jealous of all individuals, democracies have turned to machines. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Those portions of America where there are voting booths but no schools cannot possibly be described as democracies. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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