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demokrasi

/demokrasi/Roman

English meaning: Democracy

Indonesian Definition

(Bahasa Indonesia)

Sistem pemerintahan di mana kekuasaan berasal dari rakyat. Indonesia adalah demokrasi terbesar ketiga di dunia dengan lebih dari 270 juta penduduk.

English Definition

A system of government where power derives from the people. Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy (after India and the US), with over 270 million people. Indonesia's successful democratic transition from Suharto's 32-year authoritarian rule (Reformasi, 1998) is considered one of the most significant democratizations of the 20th century.

Example

Indonesia adalah negara demokrasi terbesar ketiga di dunia.

In English: Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy.

Synonyms

  • pemerintahan rakyat
  • sistem demokratis

Antonyms / Opposites

  • otokrasi
  • kediktatoran

Literary Heritage

Pemerintah yang adil bukan yang memberi ikan, melainkan yang memberi kail.

A just government is not one that gives fish, but one that gives fishing rods.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · Novelist · 20th century

Anak Semua Bangsa

Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations), Ch. 11, 1981

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