adj. Function: adjective
of or relating to a political system in which the supreme power is held and exercised by the people FF1C; a democratic government FF1E;
Synonyms: popular, self-governing, self-ruling
Related Words: representative; libertarian
Contrasted Words: totalitarian; absolute, arbitrary, autocratic, despotic; tyrannical, tyrannous; fascistic, nazi, patriarchal
Antonyms: authoritarian; undemocratic