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
Yet, nothing exemplifies Trump’s fascination with autocrats more clearly than his bromance with Orbán, who has transformed Hungarian democracy into one-man rule.
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
With Trump once again taking the reins of American democracy, Newsom has wasted no time in positioning himself as a national opposition leader, as pundits expected.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
By removing those obstacles, scholars say, Trump 2.0 would test the strength and fragility of American democracy, threatening to dismantle the separation of powers that has defined U.S. governance since the nation’s founding.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
With Trump once again taking the reins of American democracy, Newsom has wasted no time in positioning himself as a national opposition leader, as pundits expected.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Famous for being a site of political contention (ahem, Rosie O’Donnell versus Elisabeth Hasselbeck), the show today saw the five hosts, who all oppose Trump, instead sorrowfully eulogizing democracy.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
By removing those obstacles, scholars say, Trump 2.0 would test the strength and fragility of American democracy, threatening to dismantle the separation of powers that has defined U.S. governance since the nation’s founding.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democracy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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