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   De·moc·ra·cy

   /dəˈmäkrəsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives: "capitalism and democracy are ascendant in the third world"
   • ▪ a state governed by a democracy: "a multiparty democracy"
   • ▪ control of an organization or group by the majority of its members: "the intended extension of industrial democracy"
   • ▪ the practice or principles of social equality: "demands for greater democracy"

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

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