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δημοκρατία
democracy /ði.mo.kraˈti.a/
nounB1#1664 most common
Also: republic (in some state names, e.g. Greek Δημοκρατία), democratic rule
Example sentences
Η Ελλάδα είναι δημοκρατία.
Greece is a democracy.
Ζούμε σε μια δημοκρατία.
We live in a democracy.
Η δημοκρατία βασίζεται στην ελευθερία του λόγου.
Democracy is based on freedom of speech.
Πολλοί πολίτες αγωνίστηκαν για την αποκατάσταση της δημοκρατίας.
Many citizens fought for the restoration of democracy.
Η κρίση των θεσμών απειλεί τα θεμέλια της δημοκρατίας.
The crisis of institutions threatens the foundations of democracy.
Οι φιλόσοφοι της αρχαιότητας συζητούσαν αν η δημοκρατία οδηγεί αναπόφευκτα στη δημαγωγία.
Ancient philosophers debated whether democracy inevitably leads to demagoguery.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η δημοκρατία | οι δημοκρατίες |
| Genitive | της δημοκρατίας | των δημοκρατιών |
| Accusative | τη δημοκρατία | τις δημοκρατίες |
| Vocative | δημοκρατία | δημοκρατίες |
Word family
δήμοςpeople; municipality
δημοκράτηςdemocrat
δημοκρατικόςdemocraticδημοκρατικάdemocratically
κράτοςstate; powerEtymology
The word joins δῆμος, meaning the people or a district's citizen body, with κράτος, meaning power or rule. Together they denote rule by the people, a term Greek writers used from the classical period to describe Athens's form of government. The exact deep origin of δῆμος is debated among linguists, and some scholars think it may not come from standard Indo-European roots at all, so no PIE root is given here.
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