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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
THE WORD DEMOCRACY MEANS
A
THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE
B
THE RULE OF POWER
C
PEOPLE WITH POWER
D
BEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos", meaning people, and “kratos” meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as “power of the people": a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Democracy (from Ancient Greek: , romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’) is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy").

Detailed explanation-3: -Democracy as defined by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA, is government of the people, for the people and by the people. Q. Who said “Democracy is the government of the people, for the people, by the people?"

Detailed explanation-4: -democracy, literally, rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratia, which was coined from dēmos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) in the middle of the 5th century bce to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.

Detailed explanation-5: -Democracy is the “rule of people". In this form of the government, the citizens have the right to take part in the decision making of the nation.

Detailed explanation-6: -Solution: Democracy is the rule of the people. Democracy is a form of government in which the people elect their rulers. Democracy ensures that every individual has equal political rights and is treated equally, without discrimination.

Detailed explanation-7: -Democracy is a form of government where elected representatives hold power. Citizens elect their representatives through voting and these elected representatives hold the power.

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