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–noun, plural
-cies.
| 1. | government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. |
| 2. | a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies. |
| 3. | a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. |
| 4. | political or social equality; democratic spirit. |
| 5. | the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power. |
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v
1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
