Plural of democracy
regular plural
The plural of democracy is democracies.
Forms of democracy
| Singular | democracy /dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | democracies |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Democracies in a sentence
- Some countries which were originally monarchies, like the UK, have maintained their status as monarchies whilst also becoming democracies in the modern era; others, like France, completely disposed of their monarchies when they became democracies.
- Biden led a virtual summit event in Washington focused on democracy delivering on global challenges, calling on democracies to continue to stand together amid global challenges.2023 March 29, Donald Judd, Maegan Vazquez, “Efforts to strengthen the world’s democracies are working, Biden says”, in CNN, archived from...
- Democracies did particularly badly against lateralism, because their politicians were working to very short agendas.2015, John Joseph Adams, Loosed Upon the World: The Saga Anthology of Climate Fiction, →ISBN. From the entry lateralism
- This war is between the democracies of the free world and radical Islamics.2008, John Hagee, Financial Armageddon, Frontline, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry Islamic
- We believe democracies should lead in A.I. development.”2025 August 4, Sheera Frenkel, “The Militarization of Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry geopolitical
Meaning of democracy
- noun Rule by the people, especially as a form of government, such as.
- noun A form of government where the people elect representatives who propose and approve laws and administer the government on their behalf (representative democracy).
- noun A form of government where the people vote directly on laws and government decisions (direct democracy).
Questions about the plural of democracy
- What is the plural of democracy?
- The plural of democracy is democracies.
- Is democracy countable?
- Democracy is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: democracy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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