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δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ

[dɛː.mo.kra.tí.aː]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. democracy, popular government
  2. a democratic government
  3. inflection of δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā):
  4. A system of government where the power is held by the people rather than a single ruler.
Examples

Ὁ Βίας ἔφησε κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν ἐν ᾗ πάντες ὡς τύραννον φοβοῦνται τὸν νόμον.

Bias said that the strongest democracy is that wherein all fear the law as their tyrant.

Pronunciationdɛː.mo.kra.tí.aː

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCommonly used in political discourse to describe systems contrasting with tyranny or oligarchy.

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