Synonyms for democracy

Noun

1. democracy, political orientation, ideology, political theory

usage: the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives

2. democracy, republic, commonwealth, political system, form of government

usage: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

3. majority rule, democracy, doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism

usage: the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group