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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•moc•ra•cy /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - Government[uncountable] government by the people;
a form of government in which the supreme power rests with the people and is used directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. - Government[countable] a state, country, or nation having such a form of government.
- Government a state or condition of society in which there is formal equality of rights and privileges:[uncountable]democracy in the workplace.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•moc•ra•cy (di mok′rə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - Governmentgovernment by the people;
a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. - Governmenta state having such a form of government:The United States and Canada are democracies.
- Governmenta state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
- Governmentpolitical or social equality;
democratic spirit. - Governmentthe common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class;
the common people with respect to their political power.
- Greek dēmokratía popular government, equivalent. to dēmo- demo- + -kratia -cracy
- Late Latin dēmocratia
- Middle French démocratie
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: democracy /dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)- government by the people or their elected representatives
- a political or social unit governed ultimately by all its members
- the practice or spirit of social equality
- a social condition of classlessness and equality
Etymology: 16th Century: from French démocratie, from Late Latin dēmocratia, from Greek dēmokratia government by the people; see demo-, -cracy |