democracy
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[change]- (uncountable) Democracy is a system of government where everyone is equal and everyone has some power. It is a system of government in which the people elect their leaders.
- Democracy is the will of the people.
- (countable) A democracy is a country that uses democracy as the system of government.
- The United States is a democracy.
- Many countries in the Western world are democracies.