democracy

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democracy /dɪ ˈmɑ krə si/ ?

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(n) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
(n) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
(n) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

Modern democracy has its roots deep in religion.
On Scene: Security forces crack down violently on a protest in downtown Cairo, showing that the government still has the upper hand in the struggle over democracy.
Joe Klein on the easy rhetoric and hard realities of spreading democracy in an unstable region.

Brazil's One-Party Democracy
This time eight years ago, Brazilian democracy took a stress test—and passed with distinction. The onetime radical union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took charge of Latin America’s largest nation and impressed the world with his moderate politics and prudent economics. That was then.
on 2010/09/03 Source: Newsweek
Tibetan Democracy Day celebrated in Dharamsala
Dharamsala, Sep 2 : The Tibetans living-in-exile celebrated the 50th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala city on Thursday.
on 2010/09/02 Source: New Kerala
Southwark Democracy Commission Conference
Southwark Council has set up a cross-party Democracy Commission to examine how Council Assembly could be improved. Council Assembly is held 7 times a year and is the only time that Southwark's 63 councillors meet together.
on 2010/09/01 Source: London SE1

Obama said his decision was necessary "to hold ourselves accountable to standards that are at the core of our democracy."
on Jul 5, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Allentown Morning Call
"Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain and defend itself, and be an ally in the war on terror," Bush said.
on Dec 28, 2006 By: President Bush Source: USA Today
"Those who benefit from such acts are the enemies of humanity, the enemies of democracy," he said.
on Jul 8, 2010 By: Nouri al-Maliki Source: Lexington Herald Leader