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"Democracy" etymologically means:Read the answer and worked solution →

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"Democracy" etymologically means:

  1. rule by the people
  2. rule by the wealthy
  3. rule by the wise
  4. rule by tradition
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Correct answer: A. rule by the people

1. Greek: demos (people) + kratos (rule). 2. Demos in classical Athens excluded women, slaves, foreigners. 3. Modern universal suffrage democracies are 20th-century achievements. __Source: syllabus Political Theory — democracy__

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