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what are the different ways of defining democracy​

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According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens; ...

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The word ‘democracy’ has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.

It is generally agreed that liberal democracies are based on four main principles:

1. A belief in the individual: since the individual is believed to be both moral and rational;
2. A belief in reason and progress: based on the belief that growth and development is the natural condition of mankind and politics the art of compromise;
3. A belief in a society that is consensual: based on a desire for order and co-operation not disorder and conflict;
4. A belief in shared power: based on a suspicion of concentrated power (whether by individuals, groups or governments).