Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
democracia
/democracia/Roman
English meaning: Democracy
Definition
A system of government where power derives from the people. Brazil is the world's fourth-largest democracy. Portugal and Brazil both underwent transitions from dictatorship to democracy in the 1970s–80s. Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program is one of the world's most studied social protection innovations.
Example
“O Brasil é a maior democracia da América do Sul.”
In English: “Brazil is the largest democracy in South America.”
Literary Heritage
“A única forma de combater o absurdo é o lúcido.”
“The only way to combat the absurd is through clarity.”
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- Portuguese
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- Latin
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- Romance
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