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democracy Definition


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democracy
noun democracies
    1. A form of government in which the people govern themselves or elect representatives to govern them.
      Thesaurus: self-government, autonomy, populism.
    2. A country, state or other body with such a form of government.
      Thesaurus: commonwealth, republic.
Etymology: 16c: from French démocratie, from Greek demos people + kratos strength.



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