Dictionary Check: democracy

"democracy" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

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

noun

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

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