- 1[uncountable] a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives representative democracy the principles of democracy
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- 2[countable] a country which has this system of government Western democracies I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
- 3[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
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