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。 |