Greek. The word 'demos' meant 'the people' and 'kraomai' meant 'rule' so democracy really means ruled by the people
democracy
The meaning of this word is that it is an assumption, or thought about something not based on fact. When this word is used it may or may not hold weight.
Democracy certainly had a massive impact on the world. Democracy meant that more people could voice their opinions in the world.
democracy
the word democracy derived from an ancient greek term
A literal translation of Democracy is, Government by discussion
Use of the word periphasis may indicate that you meant to say periphrasis.
Life in the Word - 1997 Was Life Meant to Be Complicated? was released on: USA: 2 May 2012
We live in the U.S., a democracy. The U.S. is a democracy.
Democracy is a form of politics.
The noun 'democracy' is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for a concept; a word for a thing.