DEMOCRACYの意味、民主主義、民主主義国

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2011.06.28

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Today's Lesson
DEMOCRACY   民主主義、民主主義国

Explanation

  • Democracy (uncountable) is a system of government in which people are able to vote for their leaders.

    A democracy (countable) is a country that has such a system of government.

    The adjective form is democratic.
  • 数えられない名詞の democracy は、人々が投票で統率者を選ぶことができる政治の形態、つまり、民主主義のことです。

    数えられる名詞の democracy は、そのような政治の形態の国、つまり、民主主義国のことです。

    形容詞形は democratic で、民主主義の、という意味です。

DEMOCRACY

examples

  1. After the fall of the Soviet Union, democracy spread throughout Eastern Europe. And now something similar is happening in the Arab world.
  2. That sort of thing just wouldn't happen in a democracy. How can government deny the people basic human rights?
  3. A democratic government functions best when citizens are educated and politically active.

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