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'''Democracy''' is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek ''δημοκρατία'' (''dimokratia''), "popular government" [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2324422]  which was coined from ''δήμος'' (''dēmos''), "people" and ''κράτος'' (''kratos''), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably [[Athens]] following a popular uprising in 508 BC.  Democracy is people who rule the government directly.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml]

'''Democracy''' is a form of government in which power is held directly or indirectly by citizens under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek ''δημοκρατία'' (''dimokratia''), "popular government" [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2324422]  which was coined from ''δήμος'' (''dēmos''), "people" and ''κράτος'' (''kratos''), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably [[Athens]] following a popular uprising in 508 BC.  Democracy is people who rule the government directly.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml]