Entry Word: democracy

Function: noun

Meaning: government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation <under our democracy the people have some control over their lives by being able to decide who their political leaders will be>

Synonyms republic, self-government, self-rule

Related Words home rule, self-determination; autonomy, sovereignty

Near Antonyms despotism, dictatorship, monarchy, totalitarianism, tyranny