democratic society
People choose leaders
A democratic society is one governed by its citizens, either directly or through elected representatives.
The term implies not just voting rights but broader values: rule of law, civil liberties, free press, and protection of minority interests.
Protesters argued that surveillance threatens democratic society.
Often invoked to distinguish free nations from authoritarian regimes.
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- equalitySame status for all
activism · grassroots movement · parliament · checks and balances · town halls · town square · civic duty · justice · tolerance · open debate · judicial review · freedom · constitutional amendments · civil disobedience · community organizing · peaceful protest · public debate · transparency
democratic societydictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · authoritarian regime · tyranny · despotism · totalitarianism
democratic societyoppressive regime
Harsh, controlling government
surveillance state · police state · stratified society · slave society
democratic societydictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · plutocracy · oligarchy · kleptocracy · one-man rule
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