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Democracy

nounid 45421·updated May 18, 2026
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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synonym
commonwealthmajority rulerepublic
plural
Democracies
possessive
Democracy's
pluralpossessive
Democracies'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
§2
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
§3
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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