NOUN | cognition | democracy | the political orientation of those who favor / favor government by the people or by their elected representatives / representatives |
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group | democracy, republic, commonwealth | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | |
cognition | democracy, majority rule | the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group |
Sounds | dihmaa'krahsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | The political orientation of those who favor / favor government by the people or by their elected representatives / representatives. | |
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Broader | political orientation, ideology, political theory | An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
Spanish | democracia | |
Catalan | democràcia | |
Adjectives | democratic | characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy / democracy or social equality |
Verbs | democratize | become (more) democratic |
democratize | introduce democratic reforms |
Meaning | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. | |
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Synonyms | republic, commonwealth | |
Narrower | Weimar Republic | The German republic founded at Weimar in 1919 |
parliamentary democracy | A democracy / democracy having a parliament | |
Broader | political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
Spanish | democracia, república | |
Catalan | democracia, democràcia, república | |
Adjectives | Democratic | belong to or relating to the Democratic Party |
Verbs | democratize | become (more) democratic |
democratize | introduce democratic reforms |
Meaning | The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group. | |
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Synonym | majority rule | |
Broader | doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
Adjectives | democratic | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large |
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