Concept

Democracy

Properties

SES ID
  • 90855
Notation
  • 90855
In scheme
Broader
Scope note
  • For individual countries, prefer Politics and government for anything to do with the style or conduct of democratic government. Often the point at issue is a lack of democracy.
Definition
  • System of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly (direct democracy) or through freely elected representatives (representative democracy).