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Social democracy, social democracy means 'a way of life which recognise liberty, equality and fraternity as principles of life.' They are not separate items in a trinity but they form union of trinity. To diverse one from the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Without equality, liberty would produce the supremacy of the few over the many. Equality without liberty would kill individual initiative. Without fraternity, liberty and equality could not become a natural course of things, Valsama Paul v. Cochin University, AIR 1996 SC 1011 (1014): (1996) 3 SCC 545....
democracy
democracy pl: -cies 1 a : government by the people ;esp : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections 2 : a political unit that has a democratic government dem·o·crat·ic [de-mə-kra-tik] adj dem·o·crat·i·cal·ly adv ...
Aristo-democracy
Aristo-democracy, a form of government composed of nobles and commonalty...
Democratic
Pertaining to democracy favoring democracy or constructed upon the principle of government by the people...
direct
direct 1 : to order with authority [the testator ed that the car go to his niece] 2 : to order entry of (a verdict) without jury consideration [the court ed a verdict in favor of the defendant] 3 : to act as director of vi : to act as director adj 1 a : stemming immediately from a source [ costs] [a claim] compare derivative b : being or passing in a straight line from parent to offspring : lineal [a ancestor] compare collateral 2 : marked by absence of any intervening agency, instrumentality, or influence [ consequences] 3 : effected by the action of the people or the electorate and not by representatives [ democracy] 4 : characterized by close logical, causal, or consequential relationship [a interest in the outcome of the litigation] di·rect·ly adv n : direct examination [testimony given on ] ...
Democracy
Government by the people a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people...
Democrat
One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy or government by the people...
Democratism
The principles or spirit of a democracy...
Democraty
Democracy...
fascism
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government opposed to democracy and liberalism...
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