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democracy

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democracy
noun /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/
a) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

And the essential value and power of Democracy consists in this,—that it combines, as far as possible, power and organization ; THE SPIRIT, MANHOOD, is at one with THE BODY, ORGANIZATION. [....] Democracy is Government by the People.

b) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

The period, that is, which marks the transition from absolutism or aristocracy to democracy will mark also the transition from absolutist or autocratic methods of nomination to democratic methods.


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