Synonyms for DEMOCRACY
dɪˈmɒk rə sidemoc·ra·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 13 votes

1. democracynoun

   the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

   Synonyms:
   majority rule, republic, commonwealth

2. democracy, republic, commonwealthnoun

   a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

   Synonyms:
   nation, republic, majority rule, country, state, body politic, res publica, commonwealth, land, democracy

3. majority rule, democracynoun

   the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

   Synonyms:
   democracy, majority rule, republic, commonwealth

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1. • Political Orientation

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.4 / 11 votes

1. popular sovereignty

   the authority of a state and its government are created by its people

   um a democracy

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 10 votes

1. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   government by the people

2. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   republic, representative government

3. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] democrats, democratic party

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1. List of paraphrases for "democracy":

   democratic, démocratie, democracia, dprk, democratization, democratisation, congo, democrats, demokratia, republic, democratically, democracies

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1. Joe Biden:

   The MAGA Republicans don't just threaten our personal rights and economic security, they're a threat to our very democracy, they refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace political violence. They don't believe in democracy.

2. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.

3. Alex Stamos:

   With or without foreign interference, our democracy is moving in a dangerous path where billionaires on both sides are investing in huge data operations, in manipulating individuals across the country through online ads.

4. Matteo Salvini:

   In a democracy, if we are still in democracy, there's only one thing to do, let the Italians have their say, i was informed of the request by the political parties to hold an early election. I will evaluate that request in the coming hours, and I will take an initiative.

5. President Biden:

   It’s part of an assault on democracy that we’ve seen far too often this year — and often disproportionately targeting Black and Brown Americans.