democracy
UK [dɪ'mɒk.rə.si] US [-'mɑ:.krə-] noun
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves 民主；民主思想；民主政体•The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy.政府承诺将坚守民主原则。 •The early 1990s saw the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe.20世纪90年代初，民主思想在东欧迅速传播。 ESSENTIAL countable
■a country in which power is held by elected representatives 民主国家•Few of the Western democracies still have a royal family.西方民主国家鲜有仍然保留皇室者。 |