Word · Frequency #1981
Fully loadeddemocracy
民主；民主政治
government by the people, typically through elected representatives
- 1.
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as
由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,如
- 2.
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
主张由人民或其选出的代表治理的政治取向
- 3.
Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as:
由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,例如:
- 4.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
最高权力属于公民群体、公民可选举代表的政治制度
- 5.
A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
由管辖范围内的人民直接或代议统治的政府。
- 6.
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
有组织的群体中多数人可作出对全体有约束力决定的学说
- 7.
A state with a democratic system of government.
实行民主制度的国家。
- 8.
Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
政治自由和平等的信念；“民主精神”。
由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,如；主张由人民或其选出的代表治理的政治取向；由人民统治,尤指作为一种政府形式,例如:；最高权力属于公民群体、公民可选举代表的政治制度；由管辖范围内的人民直接或代议统治的政府。
In use
In a democracy, citizens have the right to vote.
Many people fought for democracy in the last century.
Different democracies may have different electoral systems.
in a democracy
可数名词，表示一种民主政体。
We live in a democracy.
我们生活在民主国家。
democracy is [adj]
不可数用法，表示民主制度。
Democracy is fragile.
民主是脆弱的。
democracy + verb
Democracy requires active participation.
民主需要积极参与。
Connections
Collocations
- representative democracy
- 代议制民主
- Many countries operate under a system of representative democracy.许多国家在代议制民主制度下运作。
- democracy and freedom
- 民主与自由
- The protesters demanded democracy and freedom.抗议者要求民主与自由。
- champion of democracy
- 民主的倡导者
- He was known as a champion of democracy in his country.他在自己的国家被称为民主的倡导者。
- restore democracy
- 恢复民主
- The new government promised to restore democracy after years of dictatorship.新政府承诺在多年独裁后恢复民主。
- democracy movement
- 民主运动
- The democracy movement gained momentum in the 1980s.民主运动在20世纪80年代获得势头。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象人民投票的场景，'democracy'就是‘人民当家作主’。
Context & Register
通常用于政治、社会或教育语境，语气中性偏正式，常见于新闻报道、学术讨论和日常对话中。
Grammar Note
作为可数名词时，表示具体的民主政体或民主国家。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -cracy (autocracy, bureaucracy, theocracy, meritocracy) rhyme with democracy, all having stress on the second syllable and the same /krəsi/ ending. However, policy and privacy also end in -cy but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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