democracy's
Belonging to majority-rule
Democracy's is the possessive form of democracy, indicating something belonging to or associated with democratic government.
It appears in phrases like democracy's fragility, democracy's defenders, or democracy's future.
The form can also contract "democracy is" or "democracy has": Democracy's what we're fighting for.
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- votingFormally registering a choice
republic · sovereignty · citizens · representation · self-rule · majority · consent · accountability
Absence of constraint
- equalitySame status for all
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- justiceFair treatment under law
participation · pluralism · tolerance · inclusion · voice · empowerment · dignity · fairness
Voting document
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- caucusParty selection meeting
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
plebiscite · campaigns · debates · constituencies · districts · precincts · turnout · registration
Gradual wearing away
- declineDecrease or refuse
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- defendersThose who shield others
resilience · safeguards · institutions · norms · undermining · weakening · collapse · restoration
Contest winners, top performers
- defendersThose who shield others
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- activistsPeople working for causes
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
founders · framers · architects · guardians · supporters · movements · suffragettes · dissidents
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
voting · republic · sovereignty · citizens · representation · self-rule · majority · consent · accountability · checks
freedom
Absence of constraint
justice · participation · pluralism · tolerance · inclusion · voice · empowerment · dignity · fairness · self-determination
ballot
Voting document
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- caucusParty selection meeting
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
referendum · plebiscite · campaigns · debates · constituencies · districts · precincts · turnout · registration · canvassing
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- declineDecrease or refuse
- backslidingReverting to former sins
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
defenders · resilience · safeguards · institutions · norms · undermining · weakening · collapse · restoration · survival
champions
Contest winners, top performers
- defendersThose who shield others
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- activistsPeople working for causes
reformers · founders · framers · architects · guardians · supporters · movements · suffragettes · dissidents · revolutionaries
democracy'sfascism's
Of authoritarian ultranationalism
monarchy's · oligarchy's · junta's · aristocracy's · communism's
- direct democracyVoters decide policy personally
- liberal democracyRights-based elected governance
- American democracyU.S. system of elected governance
- democracy movementCollective push for self-governance
- representative democracyGovernance through chosen delegates
- grassroots democracyPolitical engagement from ordinary citizens