Democracy meaning

What does “democracy” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“democracy” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives.

democracy

noun

  1. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

  2. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

  3. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University