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
Students don't need to be convinced that democracy matters.
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Jhanvi Patel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
That the leaders of European democracies were meeting with Zelenskyy while Trump prepared to welcome Putin to our shores illustrates the issue well.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Sanctuary Communities provide a means of protecting the rule of law and salvaging our democracy.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jhanvi Patel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Historian Terry Bouton has argued compellingly that most of the framers, landholding elites, deeply mistrusted the mass of American countrymen, and saw democracy as a wild, unruly stallion that needed to be tamed.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
That the leaders of European democracies were meeting with Zelenskyy while Trump prepared to welcome Putin to our shores illustrates the issue well.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Sanctuary Communities provide a means of protecting the rule of law and salvaging our democracy.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democracy
republic
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From the Cossack republics of the 17th century to the Maidan uprising of 2014, Ukraine has consistently supported freedom and pluralism.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Our nation has morphed far beyond the republic that the founders initially imagined.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
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“Democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democracy. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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