democracy 英 [dɪˈmɒkrəsi]   美 [dɪˈmɑkrəsi]

democracy

democracy  英 [dɪˈmɒkrəsi] 美 [dɪˈmɑkrəsi]

n. 民主,民主主义;民主政治 

名词复数:democracies 

parliamentary democracy 议会民主
the principles of democracy 民主原则

  • Whether you're talking about your glee club or a powerful nation, the word democracy describes government based on participation of the people, either directly or through elected representatives.
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  • n. 民主,民主主义;民主政治
  • 1. parliamentary democracy

    议会民主

  • 2. the principles of democracy

    民主原则

  • 3. Western democracies

    西方民主国家

  • 4. I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.

    我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。

  • 5. the fight for justice and democracy

    为正义和民主的斗争

  • democracy (n.) 1570s, from Middle French démocratie (14c.), from Medieval Latin democratia (13c.), from Greek demokratia "popular government," from demos "common people," originally "district" (see demotic), + kratos "rule, strength" (see -cracy).
dem·oc·racy / dɪˈmɒkrəsi ; NAmE dɪˈmɑːkrəsi / noun ( plural dem·oc·racies ) 1 [uncountable ] a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives 民主;民主政体;民主制度 parliamentary democracy 议会民主 the principles of democracy 民主原则 2 [countable ] a country which has this system of government 民主国家 Western democracies 西方民主国家 I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy. 我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。 3 [uncountable ] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc, and their right to take part in making decisions 民主精神;民主权利;民主 the fight for justice and democracy 为正义和民主的斗争 democracy democracies dem·oc·racy / dɪˈmɒkrəsi ; NAmE dɪˈmɑːkrəsi /
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