democracy: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 19 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of democracy
noun
- uncountable
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
- countable, uncountable
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as: A form of government where the people elect representatives who propose and approve laws and administer the government on their behalf (representative democracy).
- countable, uncountable
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as: A form of government where the people vote directly on laws and government decisions (direct democracy).
- countable
A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
Listed forms: democracies.
Source: Wiktionary — democracy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for democracy.
noun
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
noun
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
- majority rule
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is democracy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of democracy
D(2) + E(1) + M(3) + O(1) + C(3) + R(1) + A(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of democracy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from democracy
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