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| 1. | [ noun ] (politics) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives | |
| Related terms: | political_orientation democratize | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (politics) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | |
| Synonyms: | republic commonwealth | |
| Related terms: | autocracy political_system parliamentary_democracy weimar_republic democratize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group | |
| Synonyms: | majority_rule | |
| Related terms: | doctrine | |
| Similar spelling: |
democratic democrat democratize democratise demogorgon democritus demography |
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