Concept: democracy in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2054
Preferred label democracy
Definition A system of governance in which ultimate authority power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their freely elected agents.
Notation
Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label
  • δημοκρατική χώρα [el]
  • δημοκρατικό πολίτευμα [el]
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