democratie

Definitions of democratie
  1. noun
    the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
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    type of:
    ideologie
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  2. noun
    a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
    synonyms: republiek
  3. noun
    government of a political unit by its own people
    synonyms: self-government, selfgovernment, zelfbeschikking
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    types:
    soevereiniteit
    government free from external control
    autarchie, autonomie, zelfbestuur
    self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
    type of:
    autonomie, zelfbeschikkingsrecht
    immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
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