Democratic, in that a bunch of dudes no one knows sit down and decide what the rest of the world will be allowed to vote for? Or democratic in the sense that e

Democratic, in that a bunch of dudes no one knows sit down and decide what the rest of the world will be allowed to vote for? Or democratic in the sense that everyone gets to participate and the results may shock and displease those who think they're powerful and in control? Words change their meaning rapidly these days, so we need to chase which definitions are being used.