democracy

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
  2. Noun.  (countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.