democracy

noun

/dɪˈmɒkrəsi/

/dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/

(plural democracies)

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[uncountable] a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
- parliamentary democracy
- the principles of democracy
see also social democracy
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- candidate
- constituency
- contest
- democracy
- election
- majority
- manifesto
- poll
- referendum
- swing vote
Extra Examples
- a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital
- the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy
Topics Politicsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- genuine
- real
- true
- …
verb + democracy
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
preposition
- in a/the democracy
phrases
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
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[countable] a country that has this system of government
- Western democracies
- I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
- We live in a multi-party democracy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- genuine
- real
- true
- …
verb + democracy
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
preposition
- in a/the democracy
phrases
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
See full entry
[uncountable] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions
- the fight for justice and democracy
- people who believe in true democracy
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- genuine
- real
- true
- …
verb + democracy
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
preposition
- in a/the democracy
phrases
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
See full entry

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

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单词	democracy
释义	democracy noun /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ /dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/ (plural democracies) jump to other results [uncountable] a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives parliamentary democracy the principles of democracy see also social democracy Wordfinder candidate constituency contest democracy election majority manifesto poll referendum swing vote Extra Examples a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy Topics Politicsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective genuine real true … verb + democracy believe in promote support … preposition in a/the democracy phrases the road to democracy the spread of democracy See full entry [countable] a country that has this system of government Western democracies I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy. We live in a multi-party democracy. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective genuine real true … verb + democracy believe in promote support … preposition in a/the democracy phrases the road to democracy the spread of democracy See full entry [uncountable] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions the fight for justice and democracy people who believe in true democracy Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective genuine real true … verb + democracy believe in promote support … preposition in a/the democracy phrases the road to democracy the spread of democracy See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’. Wordfinder capitalism communism democracy dictatorship fascism imperialism liberal radical socialism
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