Democracy

美 [dɪˈmɑːkrəsi]英 [dɪˈmɒkrəsi]
  • n.民主;民主国家;民主制度;民主政体;民主权利;民主精神

复数: democracies

demo 民 + -cracy ...的政府/统治

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DemocracyDemocracy

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

民主政体;民主制度
a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives

parliamentary democracy

议会民主

the principles of democracy

民主原则

2

民主国家
a country which has this system of government

Western democracies

西方民主国家

I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy.

我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。

3

民主精神;民主权利;民主
fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organization, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions

the fight for justice and democracy

为正义和民主的斗争

Democracy

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 民主;民主制度;民主政体
    Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections.

    ...the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe.

    民主制度在东欧的传播

  • 2
    N-COUNT 民主国家
    A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.

    The new democracies face tough challenges.

    这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 民主管理制度;民主作风
    Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions.

    ...the union's emphasis on industrial democracy.

    该工会对工业民主的强调

noun

1
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
Synonym: majority rule
2
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
3
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonym: republic commonwealth

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  1. In a democracy , power must be divided .

    在民主政体中,权力必须分制。

  2. This country professes to be a true democracy

    这个国家自称是真正的民主政体。

  3. They worked together to advance the cause of democracy .

    他们合力推动民主事业。

  4. He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy .

    在向民主过渡的时期他将依然是国家首脑。

  5. This is the high road to democracy .

    这是通向民主的直接途径。

  6. This political system was the negation of democracy .

    这种政治制度是对民主的否定。

  7. I thought we were supposed to be living in a democracy .

    我还以为我们应该是生活在一个民主国家里。

  8. Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law .

    民主是以法制为基础的。

  9. We need to redefine what we mean by democracy .

    我们需要重新考虑我们对民主的理解。

  10. He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy .

    他感觉他们维护了民主制度。

  11. Did democracy have its beginnings in ancient Greece ?

    民主制度创始于古希腊吗?

  12. Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy .

    选举制度是维持议会民主所必不可少的。

  13. Time would be needed for democracy to take root

    民主观念要深入人心需要时间。

  14. Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy

    对个别国家的援助会与其民主进程相挂钩。

  15. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority

    民主也许能提升普通人的政治地位,让他们产生优越感。

  16. Every party is united on the need for parliamentary democracy

    各党派一致认为有必要实行议会民主。

  17. The machinery of democracy could be created quickly .

    民主制度可以迅速建立起来。

  18. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies

    他说,发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长,以帮助新兴民主国家。

  19. The person who embodies democracy at the local level is the mayor

    在地方上代表民主的人是市长。

  20. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos .

    经济秩序混乱不堪,是不可能建立民主的。

  21. His tough brand of social democracy was largely successful in holding the country together .

    他别具一格的强硬的社会民主主义在很大程度上成功地使该国团结在一起。

  22. The idea is to spread social democracy and economics outwards from Europe .

    其目的是将欧洲的社会民主与经济制度传播到世界各地。

  23. That would not be a good advertisement for Hungary 's emerging democracy .

    那并不能有效地体现匈牙利新兴的民主意识。

  24. Have they , for example , demonstrated a commitment to democracy ?

    例如,他们是否已表现出会致力于民主?

  25. The paper says the President 's move has called into question the whole basis of democracy in the country

    报纸上说,总统的做法让人们对国家民主制度的整个基础提出了质疑。

  26. In the Greek general election , the New Democracy party has claimed victory .

    新民主党在希腊大选中获胜。

  27. Then in the last couple of years , the movement for democracy began to heat up .

    然后在过去几年里,民主运动开始升温。

  28. His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy .

    他的政府已承诺要推动本国朝着多元民主的方向发展。

  29. The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy

    该党正试图让大家觉得只有它才是民主的代表。

  30. Japanese democracy is certainly different from ours

    日本的民主制度无疑与我们的不同。

后缀
e-...的政府/统治

bureaucracy n. 官僚主义

bureau n.办公桌 + -cracy ...的政府/统治