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democracy
de – moc – ra – cy

de – moc – ra – cy

 

synonyms – republic, commonwealth, majority rule

 

antonyms  – tyranny, communism, oligarchy, monarchy

 

part of speech – noun

 

sentence – President Obama was sworn in as the leader of the world’s most powerful democracy because he received more votes than John McCain.

 

definition – a system of government in which the citizens vote for their leaders or laws

 

etymology – Greek

 

illustration

 

 

example – USA, England, France, Franklin

 

non-example – Cuba, China, North Korea, Babylon

 

 

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Updated: January 23, 2009  



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