- [uncountable] a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
- parliamentary democracy
- the principles of democracy
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2- a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital
- the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
- [countable] a country that has this system of government
- Western democracies
- I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
- The country is a multiparty democracy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
- [uncountable] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions
- the fight for justice and democracy
- people who believe in true democracy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
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