Synonyms for Democracy
dɪˈmɒk rə sidemoc·ra·cy

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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

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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. Siphiwe Nyanda:

   With 'slate' voting we no longer have proper democracy in the party. They have become voting cattle.

2. President Duque:

   All the members of the Organization of American States, we all defend democracy. And if you want to be a member of the organization, you have to defend democracies. So I clearly believe that the Summit of the Americas shall not be an instrument of non-democratic regimes to participate in order to try to get diplomatic legitimacy. I think no dictatorship shall participate in the Summit of the Americas.

3. Kyaw San Thinn:

   The government is ... telling the international community that we are now gaining democracy, i think it is our right to speak out without having to worry.

4. H. L. Mencken:

   The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.

5. Alex Gulotta:

   The fact that( Arizona lawmakers) are willing to put their names on these democracy-ending bills is a sign of where we're going to go if we don't, as a country, start speaking out against this stuff.