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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Democracy \De*moc"ra*cy\, n.; pl {Democracies}. [F. d['e]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.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: democracy n 1: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people of by their elected representatives 2: a political system governed by the people or their representatives [syn: {republic}, {commonwealth}] [ant: {autocracy}]
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