democracy

US: /dɪˈmɑkɹəsi/
UK: /dɪmˈɒkɹəsi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


democracy /di'mɔkrəsi/
  • danh từ
    • nền dân chủ, chế độ dân chủ
    • nước (theo chế độ) dân chủ
      • People's Democracies: các nước dân chủ nhân dân
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (Democracy) cương lĩnh đảng Dân chủ

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun (plural democracies)
1 [U] a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives: parliamentary democracy + the principles of democracy
2 [C] a country which has this system of government: Western democracies + I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
3 [U] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions: the fight for justice and democracy

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

genuine, true | political | constitutional, parliamentary | multi-party | Western

VERB + DEMOCRACY

believe in, support
people who believe in true democracy
| fight for | establish | restore
The military regime has promised to restore democracy soon.

PREP.

in a/the ~
We live in a multi-party democracy.

PHRASES

pro-democracy
a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital
| the road to democracy
the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy
| the spread of democracy


Concise English dictionary


democraciesdɪ'mɒkrəsɪ
noun
+the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
+a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
+the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group