What does démocratie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word démocratie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use démocratie in French.

The word démocratie in French means democracy, democracy, liberal democracy, parliamentary democracy, participatory democracy, popular democracy, representative democracy, social democracy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word démocratie

democracy

nom féminin (système politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
D'aucuns disent que la démocratie c'est la dictature de la majorité.
Some people say that democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

democracy

nom féminin (État avec ce système)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous oublions parfois la chance que nous avons de vivre dans une démocratie.
We sometimes forget how lucky we are to live in a democracy.

liberal democracy

nom féminin (mode d'organisation du pouvoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La démocratie libérale est surnommée la droite.

parliamentary democracy

nom féminin (démocratie représentative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La démocratie parlementaire s'appuie sur un parlement composé d'élus du peuple.

participatory democracy

nom féminin (processus politique plus ouvert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les démocraties participatives ont recours aux référendums d'initiative populaire.

popular democracy

nom féminin (pouvoir censément détenu par le peuple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

representative democracy

nom féminin (système politique à représentants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

social democracy

nom féminin (socialisme parlementaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est Marx qui est à l'origine de la social-démocratie en Allemagne.

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