
Democracy /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/noun (pl. democracies) 1. A form of government in which the people have a voice in the exercise of power, typically through elected representatives. 2. A state governed in such a way. 3. Control of a group by the majority of its members. Origin C16: from Fr. démocratie, via late L. from Gk dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’. /// Democracia. (Del gr. δημοκρατία). 1. f. Doctrina política favorable a la intervención del pueblo en el gobierno. 2. f. Predominio del pueblo en el gobierno político de un Estado.

