| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| democracy |
| A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives. | 1 |
| ‡ Democratic institutions, such as parliaments, may exist in a monarchy. Such constitutional monarchies as Britain, Canada, and Sweden are generally counted as democracies in practice. | 2 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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