democracy
US
UK democracy n: (system: elected government)
SC 民主 mín zhǔ
TC 民主
TC 民主
SC 民主制 mín zhǔ，mín zhǔ zhì
They're demanding democracy but have no experience of it.
democracy n: (state: with elected government)
SC 民主国家 mín zhǔ guó jiā
TC 民主國家
TC 民主國家
Several of the emerging democracies have uncertain futures.
democracy n: (ideal: social equality)
SC 民主 mín zhǔ
TC 民主
TC 民主
SC 民主主义 mín zhǔ，mín zhǔ zhǔ yì
Democracy is one of the ideals behind this constitution.
participatory democracy n: (people's direct involvement in politics)
SC 参与式民主 cān yù shì mín zhǔ
The soldiers of the American Revolution fought for the right to a participatory democracy - one of their slogans was "No taxation without representation!".
representative democracy n: (rule by elected politicians)
SC 代议民主 dài yì mín zhǔ
TC 代議民主
TC 代議民主
Citizens can get frustrated with the inefficiency of representative democracy.