democracy

名词 democracy:

1. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
2. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
   同义词：republic, commonwealth
3. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
   同义词：majority rule

1. Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
   民主是自由的保障。
2. The election demonstrates democracy in action.
   这次选举是以实际行动体现了民主。
3. Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?
   民主制度是创始於雅典吗？
4. The revolution set the country on the road to democracy.
   这场革命把国家引上了通往民主的道路。
5. Greece must have a system if it is to become a self supporting and self respecting democracy.
   要想成为一个自立、自尊的民主国家，希腊必须有一个健全的体制。
6. They've grown rather cynical about democracy.
   他们逐渐感到所谓民主制度也不过如此。
7. The military government promised to restore democracy within one year.
   军人政府答应在一年内重新建立民主体制。

de.moc.ra.cy

n.（名词）
【复数】 de.moc.ra.cies
Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
民主政府：人民直接管理或通过选举出来的代表间接管理的政府
A political or social unit that has such a government.
民主国家：具有民主政府的政治或社会单位
The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
民众：被视为政治力量的主要源泉的人民大众
Majority rule.
民主政治：多数人的统治
The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
民主主义：在某一社区内社会平等以及尊重个人权利的理论

来源：
French démocratie
法语 démocratie
from Late Latin dômocratia
源自 后期拉丁语 dômocratia
from Greek dômokratia
源自 希腊语 dômokratia
dômos [people] * see d3-
dômos [人民] *参见 d3-
-kratia [-cracy]
-kratia [后缀，表示.政体，社会，统治.]