Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
民主
/mínzhǔ/Roman
English meaning: Democracy
Definition
A system of government where power rests with the people. China claims to practice 'socialist democracy' through the Communist Party system. The contrast between China's governance model and India's multi-party democracy is a major theme in comparative political science and geopolitics.
Example
“民主是人民当家作主的政治制度。”
In English: “Democracy is a political system where the people are the masters.”
Literary Heritage
“为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。”
/Wéi zhèng yǐ dé, pì rú běi chén, jū qí suǒ ér zhòng xīng gòng zhī./
“He who governs by virtue is like the North Star: it occupies its place while all the other stars pay homage to it.”
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Language information
- Language
- 中文
- Chinese (Simpl.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
- 1.1B