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1 DEMOCRACY noun \di-ˈmä-krə-sē\ plural de·moc·ra·cies
Definition of DEMOCRACY 1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections 2 : a political unit that has a democratic government 3 capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the United States <from emancipation Republicanism to New Deal Democracy — C. M. Roberts> 4 : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority

2 Quotes The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy

3 Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike. Plato

4 Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid. Bob Dylan

5 The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill

6 How is this Democracy?

7 Why does America synonymous with Democracy?

8 Democracy?


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