democracy

英 [dɪˈmɒkrəsi]

美 [dɪˈmɑːkrəsi]

n. 民主政体; 民主制度; 民主国家; 民主精神; 民主权利; 民主

复数：democracies　

Collins.4 / BNC.1981 / COCA.1502

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noun

民主政体；民主制度
a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
1. parliamentary democracy
  议会民主
2. the principles of democracy
  民主原则
民主国家
a country which has this system of government
1. Western democracies
  西方民主国家
2. 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。
民主精神；民主权利；民主
fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions
1. the fight for justice and democracy
  为正义和民主的斗争

N-UNCOUNT 民主;民主制度;民主政体
Democracyis a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections.
1. ...the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe.
  民主制度在东欧的传播
2. ...the pro-democracy movement.
  亲民主运动
N-COUNT 民主国家
Ademocracyis a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
1. The new democracies face tough challenges.
  这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。
N-UNCOUNT 民主管理制度;民主作风
Democracyis a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions.
1. ...the union's emphasis on industrial democracy.
  该工会对工业民主的强调

noun

the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
Synonym:majority rule
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonym:republiccommonwealth

We tore from them the mask of democracy.
我们撕下了他们民主的假面具。
The Church in Haiti has played an important role in the drive towards democracy.
海地的教会在争取民主的运动中扮演了重要的角色。
His tough brand of social democracy was largely successful in holding the country together.
他别具一格的强硬的社会民主主义在很大程度上成功地使该国团结在一起。
In a democracy, power must be divided.
在民主政体中，权力必须分制。
He was making all the right noises about multi-party democracy and human rights.
他假意支持多党民主和人权问题。
Political hopes for a swift and smooth transition to democracy have been dashed
迅速而顺利地过渡到民主体制的政治希望破灭了。
The government has cracked down hard on those campaigning for greater democracy
政府严厉镇压了那些发起运动争取更广泛民主的人士。
Some of his ideas about democracy are entirely his own.
他关于民主的一些观点完全是他自己的创见。
In a new democracy, it is no bad thing to master the art of compromise
在新的民主国家，掌握妥协这门艺术不是件坏事。
Democracy is based on good will and mutual understanding.
民主建立在善意和相互理解的基础上。