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Why is a democracy a democracy?

Updated: 11/24/2022
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Though democracy has no commonly-accepted definition, it is understood to be a type of regime that bases its legitimacy (or right to power) with the people. The people oversee the government (day-to-day operation of the state) and participate in its operation.

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