Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
গণতন্ত্র
/ganatantra/Roman
English meaning: Democracy
Definition
A system of government in which power is vested in the people through free elections. India is the world's largest democracy. The term Ganatantra literally means 'rule of the people' in Sanskrit/Bengali.
Example
“ভারত বিশ্বের বৃহত্তম গণতন্ত্র।”
In English: “India is the world's largest democracy.”
Synonyms
- প্রজাতন্ত্র
Literary Heritage
“বন্দে মাতরম্, সুজলাং সুফলাং মলয়জশীতলাম্।”
/Vande mataram, sujalang suphalang malayaja shitalam./
“I bow to thee, Mother, richly watered and richly fruited.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M