What does "democracy" mean?
Democracy: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. Milton.
- 3.The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. [U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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