Democracy
nOne word substitutionRoot wordWord familyPronunciationSSC PYQ × 18/dɪmˈɑkrəsiː/ · डिमॉक्रसी
A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by their elected agents under a free electoral system
Government of the people, by the people and for the people
A system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to select its officials.
A government where people elect their rulers
a system of government by the people
जनता द्वारा चुने प्रतिनिधियों का शासन
लोकतंत्र
India is the largest democracy in the world.
Democracy depends on a free press.
Radhika wrote an essay on democracy.
Daily use: Democracy mein har vote ki keemat hai.
Demo (जनता) + cracy (शासन): democracy = जनता का शासन, उनके चुने प्रतिनिधियों के ज़रिए। यही demo demography में है और यही -cracy autocracy और bureaucracy में।
Split it as demo (people) + cracy (rule): democracy is rule by the people through the leaders they elect. The same demo is in demography, and the same -cracy is in autocracy and bureaucracy.
-cracy set में पूछा जाता है: autocracy (एक व्यक्ति), oligarchy (कुछ लोग), plutocracy (धनी), meritocracy (योग्यता), theocracy (धर्मगुरु)।
Asked in the -cracy set: autocracy (one person), oligarchy (a few), plutocracy (the rich), meritocracy (merit), theocracy (religious leaders).