The difference between Democracy and Monarchy

When used as nouns, democracy means rule by the people, especially as a form of government, whereas monarchy means a government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

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  1. Democracy as a noun (uncountable):

    Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

  2. Democracy as a noun (countable, government):

    A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

  3. Democracy as a noun (uncountable):

    Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".

  1. Monarchy as a noun:

    A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

  2. Monarchy as a noun:

    The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.

  3. Monarchy as a noun:

    A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.

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