Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ประชาธิปไตย

/pra-cha-thi-pai-tai/Roman

English meaning: Democracy

Definition

A system of government where power derives from the people. Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy, though military coups have periodically disrupted democratic governance, including the most recent coup in 2014.

Example

ประชาธิปไตยเป็นระบบการปกครองที่อำนาจอยู่ที่ประชาชน

In English: Democracy is a governance system where power belongs to the people.

Literary Heritage

ผู้ปกครองที่ดีต้องฟังเสียงของประชาชน

/Phu pokkhrong thi di tong fang siang khong prachachon./

A good ruler must listen to the voice of the people.

King Rama II (Phutthaloetla Naphalai) · King / Poet · 18th–19th century

บทพระราชนิพนธ์ (Royal Compositions)

Royal Compositions on Governance, attributed maxim, early 19th century

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