Democracy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

   “And the essential value and power of Democracy consists in this,—that it combines, as far as possible, power and organization ; THE SPIRIT, MANHOOD, is at one with THE BODY, ORGANIZATION. [....] Democracy is Government by the People.”

2. isim A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

   “Of course, the Russians think it is something else because they say the Russians have a democracy and it is plain that their government is not what the Americans regard as a democracy.”

3. isim A state with a democratic system of government.

   “Some countries which were originally monarchies, like the UK, have maintained their status as monarchies whilst also becoming democracies in the modern era; others, like France, completely disposed of their monarchies when they became democracies.”

4. isim Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

   “As states of the human spirit democracy, righteousness, and faith have much in common and may be cultivated by the same means...”

5. özel isim The Democratic Party.

   “I so adopt it because it furnishes a precise and an agreed starting point for a discussion between Republicans and that wing of the Democracy headed by Senator Douglas.”