Engelsk substantiv: democracy | |||
1. | democracy (om erkjendelse) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | ideology, political orientation, political theory | ||
2. | democracy (om gruppe) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | commonwealth, republic | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | form of government, political system | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | parliamentary democracy, Weimar Republic | ||
3. | democracy (om erkjendelse) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | majority rule | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||