democracy
noun
[ dɪˈmɒkrəsi ]
• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
• "a system of parliamentary democracy"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
