See Also: democracy(medicine)
democracy(dictionary)
democracy(dictionary)
democracy(encyclopedia)
DEMOCRACY, government(law)
social democracy(dictionary)
social democracy(encyclopedia)
parliamentary democracy(encyclopedia)
democracy (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Christian Democracy(encyclopedia)

democracy (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: democratie, from Greek demokratia, from demos 'people' + -kratia 'rule']
[U] a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials
::a return to democracy after 16 years of military rule
[C] a country that has a government which has been elected by the people of the country
::a parliamentary democracy
::Western democracies
[U] a situation or system in which everyone is equal and has the right to vote, make decisions etc
-see also democratic democratic
::democracy within the trade unions