democracy
(Euphemistic)
[noun]
Synonyms: self-government, commonwealth, republic

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English Thesaurus: government, administration, regime, the executive, democracy, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧moc‧ra‧cy W2 /dɪˈmɒkrəsi $ dɪˈmɑː-/ noun (plural democracies)
[Word Family: noun: democracy, democrat, democratization; verb: democratatize; adverb: democratically ≠ UNDEMOCRATICALLY; adjective: democratic ≠ UNDEMOCRATIC]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: democratie, from Greek demokratia, from demos 'people' + -kratia 'rule']

1. [uncountable] a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials:
a return to democracy after 16 years of military rule

2. [countable] a country that has a government which has been elected by the people of the country:
a parliamentary democracy
Western democracies

3. [uncountable] a situation or system in which everyone is equal and has the right to vote, make decisions etc ⇒ democratic:
democracy within the trade unions

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

democracy
noun
ADJ. genuine, true | political | constitutional, parliamentary | multi-party | Western
VERB + DEMOCRACY believe in, support people who believe in true democracy
fight for | establish | restore The military regime has promised to restore democracy soon.
PREP. in a/the ~ We live in a multi-party democracy.
PHRASES pro-democracy a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital
the road to democracy the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy
the spread of democracy

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

democracy

a parliamentary democracy (=one with an elected parliament)
Britain is a parliamentary democracy.
a multiparty democracy (=with a number of political parties)
It is one of the few countries in the area that is a true multiparty democracy.
a Western democracy
The sanctions are supported by all the major Western democracies.
a new democracy
They are facing many of the same problems that all new democracies experience.
an emerging/fledgling democracy (=new)
the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it:
The French government did not sign the agreement.
a democratic system of government
administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president:
the Kennedy administration
the problems left by the previous adminstration
regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of:
Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well:
the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system:
The transition to democracy has not been easy.
In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen:
Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system:
Some monarchies have elected governments.
controversy about the institution of monarchy
dictatorship [uncountable and countable] a political system or country that has a dictator (=a leader who has complete power and who has not been elected):
Argentina was a military dictatorship until 1983.
Hungary’s years of dictatorship
totalitarian adjective [only before noun] used for describing countries in which ordinary people have no power and the government has complete control over everything:
totalitarian states such as Nazi Germany
a totalitarian dictatorship
police state [countable] a country where the government strictly controls people’s freedom, for example to travel or to talk about politics:
It’s like living in a police state.

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