English Dictionary: democracy | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Democracy \De*moc"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Democracies}. [F. d[82]mocratie, fr. Gr. dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra`tos strength.] 1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. 2. 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. 3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. --Milton. 4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. [U.S.] |