democracy
democracy
[dɪˈmɒkrəsi]
(pl. -ies)
[dɪˈmɒkrəsi]
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
民主主义，民主制度
a capitalist system of parliamentary democracy.
资本主义的议会民主制度。
■[count noun]a state governed in such a way
民主制国家
a multiparty democracy.
多党制民主国家。
■control of an organization or group by the majority of its members
民主
the intended extension of industrial democracy.
拟议扩展工业民主。
■the practice or principles of social equality
民主作风，民主原则
demands for greater democracy.
对更高水平的民主作风的要求。
- late 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos 'the people' + -kratia 'power, rule'
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