democracy
英 [dɪˈmɒkrəsi] 美 [dɪˈmɑːkrəsi]
n. 民主政体; 民主制度; 民主国家; 民主精神; 民主权利; 民主
牛津词典
noun
民主政体;民主制度
a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representativesparliamentary democracy
议会民主the principles of democracy
民主原则
民主国家
a country which has this system of governmentWestern democracies
西方民主国家I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.
我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。
民主精神;民主权利;民主
fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisionsthe fight for justice and democracy
为正义和民主的斗争