| 释义 |
democracy /di-mokˈrə-si/ noun (also formerly (Milton) democˈraty)- A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people collectively, and is administered by them or by officers appointed by them
- The common people
- A state of society characterized by recognition of equality of rights and privileges for all people
- Political, social or legal equality
- (usu with cap) the Democratic party (archaic; US)
ORIGIN: Fr démocratie, from Gr dēmokratiā, from dēmos the people, and kratos strength democrat /demˈō-krat/ noun - A person who adheres to or promotes democracy as a principle
- (sometimes with cap) a member of the Democratic party in the United States, the party generally inclining to look to marginally left of centre
- A member of any British, Irish, German, etc political party with Democratic in its title (informal)
- (also democrat wagon) a light four-wheeled cart with several seats (US historical)
democratˈic or democratˈical adjective - Relating to democracy
- Insisting on, advocating or upholding equal rights and privileges for all
democratˈically adverb democratifīˈable adjective Capable of being made democratic democˈratist noun A democrat democratīzāˈtion or democratīsāˈtion noun democratize or democratise /di-mokˈ/ transitive verb To render democratic |