Democracy
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social science concepts > political concepts > government (political concept) > <government by form>
Descripción
A form of government in which people either rule themselves or elect representatives to rule in their interests. Elections, to be democratic, must be held regularly, be secret, and provide a choice of candidates; the elected assembly must also be free to legislate and criticize government policy.
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Otros términos
- 民主政體 [zh]
- democratie [nl]
- democracia [es]
- mín zhǔ zhèng tǐ [zh]
- min zhu zheng ti [zh]
- min chu cheng t'i [zh]
- democratic [en]