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To: roguedolphin who wrote (80510)	6/23/2008 4:08:22 PM
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You want to argue with the dictionary? Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This de·moc·ra·cy Audio Help /d?'m?kr?si/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-mok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -cies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies. 3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges. 4. political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1525–35; < MF démocratie < LL démocratia < Gk démokratía popular government, equiv. to démo- demo- + -kratia -cracy]