as in republic
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 select their own political leaders
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Recent Examples of democracy
Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner, has welcomed foreign military intervention as a route to democracy in Venezuela.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The nation has been a democracy ever since.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, 40% said threats to democracy were the most important facing the country, followed by economic conditions (19%) and immigration (12%).
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the middle, between -5 and +5, are what political scientists call partial democracies, hybrid regimes or anocracies.
—John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The nation has been a democracy ever since.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Overall, 40% said threats to democracy were the most important facing the country, followed by economic conditions (19%) and immigration (12%).
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the middle, between -5 and +5, are what political scientists call partial democracies, hybrid regimes or anocracies.
—John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democracy
republic
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The 22nd Amendment was written precisely to prevent this scenario—to ensure that no man, however popular or ruthless, could hold the republic hostage and affect billions with temper tantrums ad infinitum.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The same Philadelphia that witnessed the birth of American independence also nurtured competing visions of nationhood—ones that challenged the very foundations of who could claim full citizenship in the republic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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