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Where did you find that definition? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy It isn't there a
by EA-3167 3y ago
Where did you find that definition?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy
It isn't there at least. I think you're confusing the definitions of democracy with the typical politician's bloviation about "what democracy really means."
- beardyw 3y agoCambridge Dictionary by Cambridge University Press. A word (in English) means what it is understood to mean. A narrow definition of its origin isn't that.
- EA-3167 3y agoIt's the common understanding, not "one guy online thinks it means something, so it does." Dictionaries helpfully record those evolving, common understandings for reference.
- rossdavidh 3y agoWell, wiktionary has several meanings, one of which is close to that: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/democracy https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/democracy However, other meanings are more specifically about how decisions are made or government officials are chosen. I think wiktionary is correct that all of these are commonly used meanings of the word.