名詞 democracy:

1. the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
2. a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
   同義詞：republic, commonwealth
3. the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
   同義詞：majority rule

1. Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
   民主是自由的保障。
2. The election demonstrates democracy in action.
   這次選舉是以實(shí)際行動(dòng)體現(xiàn)了民主。
3. Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens?
   民主制度是創(chuàng)始於雅典嗎？
4. The revolution set the country on the road to democracy.
   這場(chǎng)革命把國(guó)家引上了通往民主的道路。
5. Greece must have a system if it is to become a self supporting and self respecting democracy.
   要想成為一個(gè)自立、自尊的民主國(guó)家，希臘必須有一個(gè)健全的體制。
6. They've grown rather cynical about democracy.
   他們逐漸感到所謂民主制度也不過(guò)如此。
7. The military government promised to restore democracy within one year.
   軍人政府答應(yīng)在一年內(nèi)重新建立民主體制。

de.moc.ra.cy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 de.moc.ra.cies
Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
民主政府：人民直接管理或通過(guò)選舉出來(lái)的代表間接管理的政府
A political or social unit that has such a government.
民主國(guó)家：具有民主政府的政治或社會(huì)單位
The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
民眾：被視為政治力量的主要源泉的人民大眾
Majority rule.
民主政治：多數(shù)人的統(tǒng)治
The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
民主主義：在某一社區(qū)內(nèi)社會(huì)平等以及尊重個(gè)人權(quán)利的理論

來(lái)源：
French démocratie
法語(yǔ) démocratie
from Late Latin dômocratia
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) dômocratia
from Greek dômokratia
源自 希臘語(yǔ) dômokratia
dômos [people] * see d3-
dômos [人民] *參見 d3-
-kratia [-cracy]
-kratia [后綴，表示.政體，社會(huì)，統(tǒng)治.]