democracy
Word of the Day Saturday, 8th November 2008
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noun, government by the people or their elected representatives
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democracy
- 1) noun, government by the people or their elected representatives
- 2) noun, a political or social unit governed ultimately by all its members
- 3) noun, the practice or spirit of social equality
- 4) noun, a social condition of classlessness and equality
- 5) noun, the common people, esp as a political force
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008
© HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Friday, 7th November 2008
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has congratulated Barack Obama and welcomed the result of the US Presidential election.
“British voters may not have been able to vote in this election, but its outcome is vital to our future,” said Nick Clegg…
Nick - Very well stated. Coming from someone in the Mother Country makes this wordia definition all that much more special and also meaningful. Unfortunately, far too many people in this World do not have the opportunity to experience the system.
Nick Challenged everyone at the end. What does it mean to me:
Democracy - A system wherein the people establish a goverment where they elect leaders to govern them. The leaders represent the electors and the electors have the responsibility to communicate their desires to the leaders. The leaders are entrusted to establish laws that serve the good of all the citizens in the Country that they lead.