democratie

• (before 1996) demokratie

Borrowing from French démocratie, from Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā).

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.moː.kraːˈ(t)si/

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democratie f (plural democratieën, diminutive democratietje n)

1. (uncountable, countable) democracy

   Aan de basis van elke democratie ligt die vrijheid, die in de loop der tijden is bevochten, zei de koningin.

   At the basis of each democracy lies that freedom, which in the course of time has been gained, said the queen.

• basisdemocratie
• consensusdemocratie
• dramademocratie
• massademocratie
• participatiedemocratie
• penduledemocratie
• sorrydemocratie

First known attestation 1370-1372 in Les Ethiques en françois a translation of Aristotle by Nicolas Oresme, borrowed from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía)[1].

democratie f (plural democraties)

1. democracy; popular rule