Below is a definition of DEMOCRACY posted by one of the members of this group. I am curious about what you think. How many of you think the definition below fits the United State Of Americas form of government chosen by our founding fathers? Is our form of government a democracy where majority rules (as in definition 2 below)? How is our form of government not a democracy? DEFINITION of DEMOCRACY de·moc·ra·cy dəˈmäkrəsē/ noun noun: democracy a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. capitalism and democracy are ascendant in the third world synonyms: representative government, elective government; More self-government, government by the people; republic, commonwealth freedom of speech is essential to democracy antonyms: dictatorship 1. a state governed by a democracy. plural noun: democracies a multiparty democracy 2. control of an organization or group by the majority of its members. the intended extension of industrial democracy
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