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
To protester Bert Voorhees, ‘democracy is a privilege,’ and your participation does not end with voting.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
It's had -- there have been multiple democracy protests.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Also, imposition of democracy from outside proved murky as in Afghanistan and in the countries that underwent the Arab Spring.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
It's had -- there have been multiple democracy protests.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Also, imposition of democracy from outside proved murky as in Afghanistan and in the countries that underwent the Arab Spring.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democracy
republic
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In 1836, Apaches raided a remote ranch near Janos, a tiny town on the northern fringes of the state of Chihuahua, in the newly independent republic of Mexico.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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For 37 years, Khamenei presided over a transformation of Iran’s political system from what was once called a republic into a system of concentrated clerical authority — what many critics describe as absolute guardianship.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democracy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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