Democracy

(In Greek it means "rule of the people"). The term originated in ancient Greece to designate a government where the people (or their elected agents) share in directing the activities of the state, as distinct from governments controlled by a single class, select group, or autocrat. Democracy insists that decisions be imposed only by the consent of the majority and that they conform to the principle of equality.

The History of Rome - Part One 743 - 136 B.C.

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