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Democratic

By Grace Fleming, About.com

Definition: Relating to government by the people. Characterized by equality. The notion in government that the majority of the people will have a say in a particular decision.
Also Known As:

representative, egalitarian

Examples:
Members of a democratic nation often can't imagine what life would be like in a nation with a totalitarian government.

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