1. (noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• commonwealth
• republic

2. (noun) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

• majority rule

1. (noun) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

• ideology
• political orientation
• political theory

2. (noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• form of government
• political system

3. (noun) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

• doctrine
• ism
• philosophical system
• philosophy
• school of thought

1. (noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• parliamentary democracy
• weimar republic

1. (noun) the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

• democratic
• democratise
• democratize
• democratise
• democratize

2. (noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

• democratic
• democratise
• democratize
• democratise
• democratize

3. (noun) the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group

• democratic
• popular