democracy
noun /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/
/dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/
(plural democracies)
- [uncountable] a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
民主；民主政体；民主制度 - parliamentary democracy
议会民主 - the principles of democracy
民主原则
Wordfinder- candidate
- constituency
- contest
- democracy
- election
- majority
- manifesto
- poll
- referendum
- swing vote
Topics Politicsb2- a pro-democracy demonstration in the capital
在首都举行的支持民主的示威 - the need to overcome political apathy and advance on the road to democracy
克服政界的淡漠以及推动民主进程的需要
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
- parliamentary democracy
- [countable] a country that has this system of government
民主国家 - Western 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。 - We live in a multi-party democracy.
我们生活在一个多党制民主国家。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
- Western democracies
- [uncountable] fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions
民主精神；民主权利；民主 - the fight for justice and democracy
为正义和民主的斗争 - people who believe in true democracy
相信有真正民主的人们
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- real
- true
- …
- believe in
- promote
- support
- …
- in a/the democracy
- the road to democracy
- the spread of democracy
- the fight for justice and democracy
词源late 16th cent.: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
Wordfinder
- capitalism
- communism
- democracy
- dictatorship
- fascism
- imperialism
- liberal
- radical
- socialism