( a. )
A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
( a. )
A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012