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Definition of Democracy Wall in English: Democracy Wallnoun historical A wall in Beijing, China, on which people placed posters, letters, poems, etc., criticizing the communist government and calling for the adoption of democratic reform; (hence) the democracy movement that arose from this in 1978; frequently attributive, especially in "Democracy Wall Movement".
Origin 1970s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. After Chinese mínzhǔ qiáng from mínzhǔ democracy + qiáng wall. Definition of Democracy Wall in US English: Democracy Wallnoun historical A wall in Beijing, China, on which people placed posters, letters, poems, etc., criticizing the communist government and calling for the adoption of democratic reform; (hence) the democracy movement that arose from this in 1978; frequently attributive, especially in "Democracy Wall Movement".
Origin 1970s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. After Chinese mínzhǔ qiáng from mínzhǔ democracy + qiáng wall. |