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2011.06.28
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DEMOCRACY 民主主義、民主主義国
- 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。
- After the fall of the Soviet Union, democracy spread throughout Eastern Europe. And now something similar is happening in the Arab world.
- That sort of thing just wouldn't happen in a democracy. How can government deny the people basic human rights?
- A democratic government functions best when citizens are educated and politically active.
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