democracy
/dɪˈmɒkrəsi/noun
उच्चारण डिमॉक्रसी
लोकतंत्र, प्रजातंत्र
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[U]
a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
लोकतंत्र, प्रजातंत्र
- India is the world's largest democracy.
- A free press is important in a democracy.
- Democracy depends on citizens who vote and ask questions.
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- Many people fought for democracy in the twentieth century.
- In a democracy, everyone has the right to speak freely.
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[C]
a country that has this system
लोकतांत्रिक देश
- the Western democracies
- Japan is an Asian democracy with a long history.
- Switzerland is a small democracy in Europe.
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- India is often described as the largest democracy in the world.
- Several new democracies emerged after independence.
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democracy (uncountable / countable)
Uncountable for the system itself; countable when you mean a particular country that has it.
व्यवस्था के अर्थ में यह uncountable है; किसी विशेष लोकतांत्रिक देश के अर्थ में countable।
- Democracy depends on free and fair elections.
- India is the largest democracy in the world.
democracy in + place / democracy of the people
Use in for the place where democracy operates, and of for its source or kind.
जिस स्थान पर लोकतंत्र चलता है, उसके लिए 'in' और उसके स्रोत या प्रकार के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Democracy in India is more than seventy years old.
- Lincoln spoke of a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
adjective: democratic; noun: democrat; verb: democratise
Democratic describes the system or fair behaviour. A democrat is a believer in it, and democratise means to make something democratic.
'Democratic' व्यवस्था या न्यायपूर्ण व्यवहार को बताता है। 'Democrat' इसमें विश्वास रखने वाला व्यक्ति है और 'democratise' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को लोकतांत्रिक बनाना है।
- The class took a democratic decision by raising hands.
- Technology has helped to democratise education.
direct / representative / parliamentary democracy
Direct democracy lets citizens vote on matters themselves; representative democracy lets elected members decide for them.
प्रत्यक्ष लोकतंत्र में नागरिक स्वयं मतदान करते हैं; प्रतिनिधि लोकतंत्र में चुने हुए सदस्य उनकी ओर से निर्णय लेते हैं।
- India has a parliamentary democracy with a President as head of state.
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adjective + democracy
parliamentaryrepresentativedirectconstitutionalliberalfragile
- A representative democracy works through elected members.
verb + democracy
defendstrengthenrestoreunderminethreaten
- A free press helps to strengthen democracy.
democracy + noun
activistmovementdayindexcampaign
- The students joined a movement for democracy.
democracy + verb
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- Democracy thrives when citizens vote.
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- In a democracy, every citizen above eighteen has the right to vote.
लोकतंत्र में अठारह वर्ष से अधिक आयु के प्रत्येक नागरिक को मतदान का अधिकार होता है।
- Radhika's school council is a small lesson in democracy.
राधिका की स्कूल परिषद लोकतंत्र का एक छोटा-सा पाठ है।
- Many freedom fighters dreamed of a democracy where no one would be left behind.
कई स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों ने ऐसे लोकतंत्र का सपना देखा था जिसमें कोई पीछे न छूटे।
- Democracy cannot survive without an independent judiciary.
स्वतंत्र न्यायपालिका के बिना लोकतंत्र जीवित नहीं रह सकता।
- The military coup brought an end to the country's young democracy.
सैन्य तख्तापलट ने देश के नए लोकतंत्र को समाप्त कर दिया।
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✗ India is a democratic country, so the democracy of India is strong.
✓ India is a democratic country, so democracy in India is strong.
Democracy in India refers to the system working in the place; democracy of India sounds as if India owns one.
'Democracy in India' उस स्थान में चल रही व्यवस्था को बताता है; 'democracy of India' ऐसा लगता है जैसे भारत के पास कोई एक विशेष लोकतंत्र हो।
✗ We should respect the democratic of our country.
✓ We should respect the democracy of our country.
After the, a noun is needed. Democratic is an adjective; democracy is the noun.
'The' के बाद noun चाहिए। 'Democratic' adjective है; 'democracy' noun है।
✗ Democracy have given us the right to vote.
✓ Democracy has given us the right to vote.
Democracy is a singular uncountable noun, so it takes has.
'Democracy' singular uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'has' आता है।
✗ He is a democracy who supports voting rights.
✓ He is a democrat who supports voting rights.
A person who believes in democracy is a democrat, not a democracy.
लोकतंत्र में विश्वास रखने वाला व्यक्ति 'democrat' है, 'democracy' नहीं।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the -cracy set together with monarchy, oligarchy, autocracy and plutocracy.
-cracy वाले शब्दों को monarchy, oligarchy, autocracy और plutocracy के साथ याद रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Government of the people, by the people, for the people.
'जनता का, जनता द्वारा, जनता के लिए शासन' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।