Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
democratie
/democratie/Roman
English meaning: Democracy
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Een regeringsvorm waarbij de macht bij het volk berust en vertegenwoordigers worden gekozen.
English Definition
A system of government where power derives from the people. The Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, one of Europe's most stable democracies. The Dutch practice of 'poldermodel' — consensus-building through negotiation among government, business, and labor — is globally studied as a model of collaborative governance.
Example
“Nederland is een parlementaire democratie met een constitutionele monarchie.”
In English: “The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy.”
Synonyms
- volksheerschappij
- republiek
Antonyms / Opposites
- dictatuur
- autocratie
Literary Heritage
“Optimus princeps est qui omnibus prodest, nocet nemini.”
“The best prince is one who benefits everyone and harms no one.”
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