Democracy vs. Republic

Democracynoun

(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

Democracynoun

A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

Democracynoun

(uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

Democracynoun

Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.

Democracynoun

Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic.

Democracynoun

Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government.

Democracynoun

The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called.

Democracynoun

the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

Democracynoun

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Democracynoun

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

Democracy

Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία, dēmokratiā, from dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') refers to a form of government in which the people either have the authority to choose their governing legislators, or the authority to decide on legislation. Who is considered part of the people and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people has changed over time and at different speeds in different countries, but more and more of the inhabitants of countries have generally been included.

Republicnoun

A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.

Republicnoun

(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.

Republicnoun

One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

Republicnoun

Common weal.

Republicnoun

A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.

Republicnoun

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Republicnoun

a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch;

Republicnoun

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

Republicnoun

a group with a certain equality between its members

Republic

A republic (Latin: res publica, meaning ) is a form of government in which . In republics, the country is considered a , not the private concern or property of the rulers.