| 单词 | democracy |
| 释义 | democracy (dɪmɒkrəsi ) Word forms: democracies 1. uncountable noun B2 Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections. ...the spread of democracy in the region. ...the pro-democracy movement. Synonyms: self-government, republic, commonwealth, autonomy 2. countable noun B2 A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it. The new democracies face tough challenges. 3. uncountable noun B2 Democracy is a system of running organizations, businesses, and groups in which each member is entitled to vote and take part in decisions. ...the union's emphasis on industrial democracy. Quotations: To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessaryspeech My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongestNon-Violence in Peace and War Democracy ... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alikeThe Republic Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessaryThe Children of Light and the Children of Darkness After each war there is a little less democracy to saveOnce Around the Sun Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable beingWhy England Slept Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talkingAnatomy of Britain Democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to timespeech Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need themL'habit vert Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt fewMan and Superman All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy government of the people, by the people, and for the peopleGettysburg Address Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will beDemocracy in America Two Cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give threeTwo Cheers for Democracy Collocations: constitutional democracy He promised to move towards a constitutional democracy on taking power. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The monarch is a symbol of our constitutional democracy, and our long, unbroken history of stability and independence. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Constitutional democracies remain vital. Times, Sunday Times (2010) His victory is good news for those who defend democracy, for those who want change. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Thousands of people took to the streets to defend democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They are instead defending democracy, the nation and the ties that really do bind. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The past couple of weeks have been extraordinary in the development of democracy. Times, Sunday Times On the contrary, it purposely hampered the development of democracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their humanist philosophy put mankind at the centre of things, and promoted well-ordered societies and the development of democracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It observes the development of democracies, economies and societies, using indicators of attitude, opinion and behavior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Direct democracy is not possible today, given the enormous scale of most nations and the complexity of their affairs. Sociology (1995) Most democratic countries practice representative democracy rather than direct democracy. Sociology (1995) Direct democracy through electronic referendum is now far more practical than it was. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If it tries to do so, political accountability and electoral democracy will be undermined. Times, Sunday Times Initial attempts at electoral democracy were similarly ham-fisted. Times, Sunday Times Those who thought that revolution was to bring about electoral democracy and economic and social reforms, either resigned or could not maintain their place in the parties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An asterisk () indicates countries which are electoral democracies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Latin America, once a region of autocratic generals, has been embracing democracy for years. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In the past generation, it has been the great exception in a region that has broadly, with some temporary setbacks, embraced democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It is because the people want to leave behind terrorism and extremism and they want to embrace democracy. The Sun (2006) A risible ideology purported to establish democracy but in reality provided cover for dictatorship. Times, Sunday Times The film compares failure of the team with the greater failure of the country to establish democracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Religion should be put aside from the scene in order to establish democracy and freedom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, he organised lecture tours of prominent overseas political and cultural figures and conferences on the problems on establishing democracy in developing states. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Empirical research thus lead many to believe that economic development either increases chances for a transition to democracy (modernization theory), or helps newly established democracies consolidate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No established democracy should think it can rest on its laurels because it holds elections and has leaders who do well in opinion polls. Times, Sunday Times Their most frightening point was that, even in established democracies, the point of maximum danger was a war-like crisis which demanded and justified dictatorial powers that were then never returned. Times,Sunday Times After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Political finance legislation started in 1967 and by 1983 was more comprehensive than other established democracies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contrary to political discourse and media attention, plutocratic funding and interested money are no longer a great danger in most established democracies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are no beggars, and, in this fledgling democracy, aristocratic arrogance has no inherited place. Times, Sunday Times They have a fledgling democracy. Times, Sunday Times Her actions may have been designed to preserve the fledgling democracy she fought so long for, but if so the price was not worth paying. Times, Sunday Times We didn't do enough to bolster fledgling democracies after declaring military victory. The Sun In fledgling democracies funding can also be provided by foreign aid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is that the form of democracy you want for us? Mail and Guardian How many trees have had to be felled to satisfy this form of democracy? Times, Sunday Times They are no longer just about books: they are an important form of democracy. Times, Sunday Times By undermining the authority of both politicians and judges, this itself threatens our form of democracy. Times,Sunday Times But, then, footballers are already paid via a form of democracy: free individuals voting on where they would like to spend their money. Times, Sunday Times The spark which led to the final destruction of the country 's fragile democracy was linked to football. Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) He warned that Kenya must make tough choices to bolster its fragile democracy and fast-growing economy. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The spark which led to the final destruction of the country's fragile democracy was linked to football. Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) A functioning democracy relies on a separation between law-makers and law-enforcers. Times, Sunday Times Here a flawed, but functioning democracy emerged after the defeat of militarism in 1945. The Times Literary Supplement Press frenzy may not be very edifying, and its randomness hard to take, but these are essential features of a properly functioning democracy. Times, Sunday Times What's a modern, functioning democracy with an independent judiciary doing on this list? Times, Sunday Times To have a functioning democracy you need the people's consent. The Sun The procedures and institutions of democracy are channels for complaints to filter through to the powerful. Times,Sunday Times If the institutions of democracy and capitalism are to work properly, they must coexist with certain premodern cultural habits that ensure their proper functioning. Christianity Today Indeed, they must be, to ensure the peaceful transition of power and the long-term survival of the key institutions of democracy. Globe and Mail It can involve helping to build the culture and institutions of democracy when invited to help. Times, Sunday Times In the educational institutions of democracies we can find more dialogic interactions than in the educational centers of dictatorships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a modern democracy people should be able to vote in the most accessible way possible. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In a modern democracy a constitution must be written by the people. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But in an enlightened modern democracy, should one be put into a position to have to do so? Times, Sunday Times (2009) Above all, they say they would accept multi-party democracy. Times, Sunday Times In its place came multi-party democracy and constitutional monarchy. Outlook India After the transition to multi-party democracy in 1994, much greater freedom was granted, triggering the birth of many newspapers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It followed a military coup in 1980, and would restore multi-party democracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also said that the party had expressed its commitment to multi-party democracy through the election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one in 1787 intended a popular democracy supporting a powerful, independent presidency. The Times Literary Supplement Members advocated revolution in order to create a popular democracy and guarantee the rights of the citizenry against the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and monied interests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Extraordinary though it might seem, these qualities supported several generations in public life in one of the world's great popular democracies. Times, Sunday Times Unions have contributed in important ways to promoting workplace democracy, protecting employee rights, and improving wages and working conditions. Human Resource Management in Government (1995) And when we go to war in other lands to promote democracy, we have a duty to support democracy at home. The Sun (2012) The main tool by which we can promote democracy and other freedoms is by our own conduct and example. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Modern representative democracy has always involved restraining popular sovereignty. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It is a time to revive representative democracy by proving that it can respond quickly to the needs of the disenfranchised. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It has remained an untidy mixture of constrained monarchy, permeable oligarchy, imperfect markets, and representative democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Their anger, however, now threatens to undo the compact inherent in representative democracy between governing class and governed. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The priority now should be to reinvigorate representative democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We respect democracy and the rule of law. Times, Sunday Times Respect democracy and let the people's choice and promises we voted for stand. The Sun Prime ministers, ministers and backbenchers from across the political divide have regularly stood in parliament and espoused the value and need to respect democracy. Times, Sunday Times If we want to respect democracy, we need to restart now that we have some idea what the choice means. Times, Sunday Times If they genuinely respect democracy and the public interest they must defeat both. The Sun The church was sticking up for the poor and pressing for the restoration of democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He prepared the country for a return of the monarchy and the restoration of democracy after his death. Twentieth Century History - Basic Facts (1985) After the restoration of democracy in 1974 he returned to Greece. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The West sees the election as a key step to restoring democracy to the nation. The Sun (2008) Not until 1985 was democracy restored and all political prisoners freed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) What was intended as direct action to restore democracy resulted in dictatorship. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Many of those responsible for the crimes initially escaped justice under an amnesty after the return of democracy, which halted trials in 1986. Times, Sunday Times It would also leave the country with its first coalition government since the return of democracy in 1978. Times, Sunday Times This week she made a resonant case for the return of democracy and the end of military rule. Times, Sunday Times They did this by holding huge demonstrations for the return of democracy. Times, Sunday Times This election has proved to be the most tumultuous since the return of democracy in 1978. Times, Sunday Times It's unrealistic to expect it to follow the road of capitalism and socialist democracy. Times, Sunday Times He published a number of tracts and articles on economy problems, development of socialist democracy, and on other subjects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The constitution emphasizes the party's role in promoting socialist democracy, in developing and strengthening a socialist legal system, and in consolidating public resolve to carry out the modernization program. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only afterwards did it try to suggest that it was a war to spread democracy. Times, Sunday Times The alliance has agreed to admit it in principle because membership helps to spread democracy and stability. Times, Sunday Times It has the potential to enrich society, empower individuals and spread democracy. Times, Sunday Times They want to spread democracy. Times, Sunday Times I'm not advocating neoconservativestyle military solutions, spreading democracy to peoples who have no civil society or culture of political accountability. Times, Sunday Times What he does not mention is that we also have a stable democracy where politicians do not interfere in day-to-day policing. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In countries where a stable democracy has failed to take root the removal of an individual often alters the course of history. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But it's not what we expect in an established and stable democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) With each year, we have a new set of tools to strengthen democracy and empower citizens. Times, Sunday Times We need to do this to strengthen democracy. Globe and Mail Its stated goal was to strengthen democracy by providing intellectual support to the progressive community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following constitutional reforms in 2010, designed to strengthen democracy in the kingdom, the nobility elect nine representatives, while the people elect seventeen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It said that this year's expected surge in the world economy should strengthen democracies' ability to fight back against the forces of intolerance. Times, Sunday Times I can assure readers there are plenty of us who do support democracy over the quango state. Times, Sunday Times And when we go to war in other lands to promote democracy, we have a duty to support democracy at home. The Sun Its declared mission was to support democracy per se, not any political party, but the distinction was soon lost in practice. Outlook India They fervently support democracy, oppose political deals with the imperialist powers, and advocate a spreading of the revolution until it becomes global. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plus we are supporting democracy in every way. Times, Sunday Times The 77% poll made it a magnificent triumph of democracy. ST I said this was a triumph of democracy because we were witnessing a peaceful transfer of power. Times, Sunday Times The cancelled parliament was assembled painstakingly over months of elections and hailed as a triumph of democracy by the international community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just one in nine of the world's population lives in a true democracy. The Sun (2014) A key tenet of any true democracy is justice. The Sun (2011) How can we call ourselves a true democracy when vast numbers of voters are not represented? The Sun (2013) Poor countries and their champions perennially complain that globalisation undermines democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If big corporations fail to pay tax and leave it to small and medium enterprises and middle-income groups, it will undermine democracy. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Allowing wealthy individuals or groups to lobby our leading politicians by waving a chequebook undermines democracy. The Sun (2012) And we have a vibrant democracy, and a vigorous free press. Times, Sunday Times Is the world's most vibrant democracy capable of rising above its politics to resolve its differences and meet its obligations? Times, Sunday Times We also need to know if the applicant can get along with everyone else in our vibrant democracy, and have respect for those who are different from himself, or herself. Times, Sunday Times Priorities include reforming the dominant economic model, tackling climate change, ending the hunger crisis, promoting vibrant democracy, working for peace, protecting biodiversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The former one-party states are now vibrant democracies. Times, Sunday Times The newspaper soon became the leading champion of western democracy and liberal values. Times, Sunday Times In a western democracy we honour accrued rights and legitimate expectations. Times, Sunday Times Mags like this are central to western democracy and freedom, of course. Times, Sunday Times The country has long been an international pariah, regarded as a threat to western democracy. The Sun I have more faith in western democracy than the lily-livered neocons. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 民主 Japanese: 民主主義 |
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