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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries民主
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mínzhǔ
"民主需要包容不同的意见。"
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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
"The country has a long tradition of democracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From French démocratie, via Late Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ('people') + kratos ('power, rule').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Democracy" is said worldwide
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démocratie
Transliteration: demokratie
"La démocratie est fondée sur la liberté d'expression."
Demokratie
Transliteration: Demokratie
"Demokratie lebt von der Teilnahme der Bürger."
democrazia
Transliteration: democrazia
"La democrazia garantisce uguali diritti a tutti."
democracia
Transliteration: democracia
"La democracia requiere la participación activa de los ciudadanos."
democracia
Transliteration: democracia
"A democracia é um valor fundamental da sociedade moderna."
लोकतंत्र
Transliteration: loktantra
"भारत दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा लोकतंत्र है।"
民主
Transliteration: mínzhǔ
"民主需要包容不同的意见。"
민주주의
Transliteration: minjujuui
"민주주의는 국민의 자유를 보장합니다."
民主主義
Transliteration: minshushugi
"民主主義社会では対話が重要です。"
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