modern democracy

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernanddemocracy

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modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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democracy
noun
uk
/dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/us
/dɪˈmɑː.krə.si/
the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the ...
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(Definition ofmodernanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Everymoderndemocracyhas elected legislatures and political parties, each of which is a vehicle for a specific type of representation.
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Inmoderndemocracy, all the citizens of the nation are the ruler and at the same time the servants of the country.
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The foundation ofmoderndemocracy, "we the people," is per formatively but not smoothly created.
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The place of an unelected second chamber in amoderndemocracyis currently receiving close scrutiny and change is under way.
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In the introduction to his book, he sets forth his intention to refute those who maligned the gentry and expresses doubts about 'moderndemocracy'.
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It is, above all, the most important political reality experienced by our fellow-citizens and the most effective framework formoderndemocracy.
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I cannot see amoderndemocracyworking on the basis of the horse and buggy period.
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It is a more efficient and more democratic system, and it is the way forward in amoderndemocracy.
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This is a development inmoderndemocracyabout which we should not quibble.
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It is hard to claim that this ismoderndemocracy.
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They provided those ingredients in a healthy and prosperous nation, but they are particularly defenceless in amoderndemocracy.
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Much is already done in schools, particularly in modern studies courses, to ensure that pupils are given some knoweldge ofmoderndemocracy.
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In amoderndemocracythe values and structures of the government are expected to reflect the best of your own.
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The reason is that in amoderndemocracyit cannot be right that people exercise power.
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I believe that we must, because they have gone through bad times, and do not understandmoderndemocracyas we do.
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Only thus, they have argued, could they play a developing part in the operation of amoderndemocracy.
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In that sense, it can be very harmful to ourmoderndemocracy.
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Mob rule and collective bargaining by riot can have no place in amoderndemocracy.
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In amoderndemocracy, we need the right to know.
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That is hardly a model for amoderndemocracy.
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