Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
લોકશાહી
/lokshahi/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. Gujarat has a vibrant democratic tradition.
Example
“ભારત વિશ્વની સૌથી મોટી લોકશાહી છે.”
In English: “India is the world's largest democracy.”
Literary Heritage
“સ્વરાજ ઉપરથી નહિ, નીચેથી ઊભું થાય.”
/Svarāja uparathaṃ nahi, nīcheṭhaṃ ūbhūṃ thāya./
“Self-rule rises not from above but from below.”
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- Language
- ગુજરાતી
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 60M