"Democracy" meaning in English

See Democracy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Democracy [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Democracy
  1. (obsolete, US) The Democratic Party. Tags: US, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Democracy-en-name-jrqa-SCW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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