alleryThe word democracy comes from Greek dêmos and krátos. What does dêmos mean?
ACommon people
BRuling elite
CCity walls
DMilitary power
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Common people
1. Democracy joins two Greek words, dêmos and krátos.
2. Dêmos means the common people, and krátos means force or might, so democracy is rule of the people.
3. Elite is the meaning linked to aristocracy, not to dêmos.
_Source: Wikipedia, Democracy, Greece and Rome_
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