Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ
/prajaprabhutva/Roman
English meaning: Democracy
Definition
A system of government in which power is vested in the people through free and fair elections. India is the world's largest democracy with universal adult suffrage guaranteeing every citizen above 18 the right to vote.
Example
“ಭಾರತ ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ.”
In English: “India is the world's largest democratic nation.”
Literary Heritage
“ಧರ್ಮದಿಂ ರಾಜ್ಯವಾಳ್ ರಾಜ ಪ್ರಜೆಯ ಮನದೊಳ್ ದೇವರಾಗಿಪ”
/dharmadin rājyavāḷ rāja praje manaḍoḷ dēvarāgipa/
“The king who rules with righteousness becomes like a god in the hearts of his people.”
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- Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- Kannada
- Script
- Kannada
- Family
- Dravidian
- Speakers
- 60M