DEMOCRACY

• (noun) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

  synonyms : majority rule

• (noun) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

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

  synonyms : commonwealth , republic

  The Indian government is a commonwealth. -added by naila_inlas

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