DEMOCRACY

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of

a state, typically through elected representatives. "capitalism and democracy
are ascendant in the third world"

synonyms: representative government, elective government; More self-

government, government by the people;

republic, commonwealth

"freedom of speech is essential to democracy"

antonyms: dictatorship

a state governed by a democracy.

plural noun: democracies

"a multiparty democracy"

control of an organization or group by the majority of its members. "the

intended extension of industrial democracy"

the practice or principles of social equality.

"demands for greater democracy"

Origin

late 16th century: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek
dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule.’
Romallosa,Ceasar Leo B.