- 1. n. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. Source: opted
- 2. n. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic. Source: opted
- 3. n. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. Source: opted
- 4. n. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. Source: opted
- 5. n. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group Source: wordnet
- 8. 1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. 2. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic. 3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. Milton. 4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. [U.S.] Source: webster
- 9. n:100 n. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives n. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them Source: ecdict
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