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 Advertisement At least in Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy, these efforts have paid off. Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 American democracy is iterative. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025 Just as democracy can be chipped away, decision by decision, so can it be rebuilt. Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025 Critics frame the legislation as a broader attack on democracy. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for democracy
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  • If which of the two parties — which agree on about 80 percent of things — controls Congress is the question on which the future of the republic hangs, then the republic has no future.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the early republic, even homicide could be absorbed into politics when cloaked in ritual.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democracy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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