Synonyms for democracy
dɪˈmɒk rə sidemoc·ra·cy

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1. democracynoun

   the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

   Synonyms:
   majority rule, republic, commonwealth

2. democracy, republic, commonwealthnoun

   a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

   Synonyms:
   nation, republic, majority rule, country, state, body politic, res publica, commonwealth, land

3. majority rule, democracynoun

   the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

   Synonyms:
   majority rule, republic, commonwealth

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1. • Political Orientation

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1. popular sovereignty

   the authority of a state and its government are created by its people

   um a democracy

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 10 votes

1. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   government by the people

2. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   republic, representative government

3. democracynoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] democrats, democratic party

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1. List of paraphrases for "democracy":

   democratic, démocratie, democracia, dprk, democratization, democratisation, congo, democrats, demokratia, republic, democratically, democracies

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1. Justin Trudeau:

   In a democracy like ours, and in a space where we value our diversity so strongly, we're allowed to have disagreements and debate. We even encourage it, this matter has generated an important discussion -- how democratic institutions, specifically the federal ministry, and the staff and officials who support it, conduct themselves. It is critical and core to all of our principles.

2. Joe Manchins:

   Voting is the bedrock of our democracy. Open, fair, secured voting. We used to go around the world and explain and show and observe voting procedures in a democracy. And now if we can't practice what we preach, we are going to basically do an overhaul, an 800-page overhaul of the voting rights.

3. Eric Holder:

   We are at a moment of reckoning in America. The Senate failed our democracy tonight.

4. Larry Cohen:

   APWU is everywhere there is a post office and their 250,000 members are way at the top when it comes to member involvement and union democracy, we welcome the unprecedented support of the APWU executive board and look forward to working with their members across the United States.

5. Anne Bayefsky:

   The latest from this supposed democracy expert (and Jordanian prince) is to accuse President Trump of driving the U.S. democracy bus off a cliff. Apparently, Prince Zeid missed the civics lesson on the rule of law.