Sinhala Dictionary definitions for democracy
democracy 🔊 /dɪmɑˈkɹʌsi/
democracy : ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදය
democracy : ප්රජාතන්ත්රය
democracy definition
Noun.
- Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
- Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic.
- Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government.
- The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called.