民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)

みんしゅしゅぎ
noun
democracy
1. democracy
A political system in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through elected representatives.
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)を守(まも)る。
To protect democracy.
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)国家(こっか)。
A democratic nation.
民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基本(きほん)原則(げんそく)。
The basic principles of democracy.

民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) is the standard term for democracy as a political ideology.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 民主的(みんしゅてき) (みんしゅてき): democratic (adjective)
  • 民主化(みんしゅか) (みんしゅか): democratization
  • 直接民主主義(ちょくせつみんしゅしゅぎ): direct democracy
  • 間接民主主義(かんせつみんしゅしゅぎ): representative democracy
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