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{{redirect-multi|2|Democrat|democratic|the political party in the United States|Democratic Party (United States)}}<!--Add other links, or a disambiguation page, when creating a page for another party of the same name.--> | [[File:Constitution-of-the-Athenians-in-the-4th-century-BC.png|thumb|500px|Detailed representation of the Athenian constitution, ca. 4th century BC. Note the use of [[sortition|selection by lot]], cycling of representatives, large numbers of everyday citizens, and direct participation in the political process.]]{{redirect-multi|2|Democrat|democratic|the political party in the United States|Democratic Party (United States)}}<!--Add other links, or a disambiguation page, when creating a page for another party of the same name.--> | ||
'''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses. | '''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses. | ||
[[File:The Pnyx plateau in Athens.jpg|thumb|500px|The Athenian Pnyx, site of the mass Assembly which was sovereign over essentially all matters of state.{{cn}}]] | |||
== Direct and representative democracy == | == Direct and representative democracy == | ||
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Detailed representation of the Athenian constitution, ca. 4th century BC. Note the use of selection by lot, cycling of representatives, large numbers of everyday citizens, and direct participation in the political process.
Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία, dēmokratiā, from dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.[1] Western capitalist society is dominated by liberal democracies, which revolutionary socialists criticise as legitimising organs of a dictatorship of the capitalist class and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses.
The Athenian Pnyx, site of the mass Assembly which was sovereign over essentially all matters of state.[citation needed]
Direct and representative democracy
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Applications of democracy
In the state
In political parties
In worker-led enterprises
Other applications
Critique of democracy
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References