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Democracy: (1) a form of government in which political power resides in all the people and is exercised by them directly (pure democracy), or is given to elected representatives (representative democracy), with each citizen sharing equally in political privilege and duty, and with his nights to do protected by free elections and other guarantees. (2) a state so governed (3) the spirit or practice of political, legal, or social equality. (4) the common people especially when regarded as exercising political power.
When elected officials consistantly fail to represent the wishes of the people, democracy has failed. When the personal interests of a few consistantly over-shadow the intersts of the majority, democracy has failed. When
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