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| | democracy — FactMonster.com |
 | | democracy [Gr.,=rule of the people], term originating in ancient Greece to designate a government where the people share in directing the activities of the state, as distinct from governments controlled by a single class, select group, or autocrat. |
 | | The definition of democracy has been expanded, however, to describe a philosophy that insists on the right and the capacity of a people, acting either directly or through representatives, to control their institutions for their own purposes. |
 | | Andrew Jackson: Jacksonian Democracy - Jacksonian Democracy The greatest popular hero of his time, a man of action, and an expansionist,... |
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