Democracy vs Peace - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
* 1866 , J. Arthur Partridge, On Democracy , Trübner & Co., page 2:
* 1901 , The American Historical Review , American Historical Association, page 260:
* 1921 , James Bryce Bryce, Modern Democracies , The Macmillan Company, page 1:
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 24:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
* 2003 , Fareed Zakaria, The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad , W. W. Norton & Company, page 13:
(uncountable) Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy".
* 1918 , Charles Horton Cooley, “A Primary Culture for Democracy”, in Publications of the American Sociological Society 13 ,
* 1919 , Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, The Spirit of Russia: Studies in History, Literature and Philosophy , Macmillan,
* 1996 , Petre Roman, The Spirit of Democracy and the Fabric of NATO - The New European Democracies and NATO Enlargement ,
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
* 2001 , Carol Stream, Unshaken
A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
Harmony in personal relations.
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
* 1969 March 31, (John Lennon), Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
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, title= (archaic) Shut up!]], [[silence, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
* Mark Twain
(slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.
(neologism) To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
* 1997 , Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising , page 49:
* 2006 , Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history :
As nouns the difference between democracy and peace
is that democracy is rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy) while peace is a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.As an interjection peace is
shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.As a verb peace is
to make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.democracy
English
(wikipedia democracy)Noun
(democracies)- And the essential value and power of Democracy' consists in this,—that it combines, as far as possible, power and organization ; THE SPIRIT, MANHOOD, ''is at one with'' THE BODY, ORGANIZATION. [....] ' Democracy is Government by the People.
- The period, that is, which marks the transition from absolutism or aristocracy to democracy will mark also the transition from absolutist or autocratic methods of nomination to democratic methods.
- A century ago there was in the Old World only one tiny spot in which the working of democracy could be studied. A few of the ancient rural cantons of Switzerland had recovered their freedom after the fall of Napoleon, and were governing themselves as they had done from the earlier Middle Ages[...]. Nowhere else in Europe did the people rule.
- Everyone who wanted to speak did so. It was democracy in its purest form.
- In 1900 not a single country had what we would today consider a democracy : a government created by elections in which every adult citizen could vote.
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- As states of the human spirit democracy , righteousness, and faith have much in common and may be cultivated by the same means...
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- It must further be admitted that he provided a successful interpretation of democracy' in its philosophic aspects when he conceived '''democracy''' as a general outlook on the universe... In Bakunin's conception of ' democracy as religious in character we trace the influence of French socialism.
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- The spirit of democracy' means, above all, liberty of choice for human beings... ' democracy , in both its individual and collective forms, is the main engine of the eternal human striving for justice and prosperity.
Synonyms
* democratism (spirit of democracy)Coordinate terms
* (a form of government) monarchy, aristocracy, dictatorshippeace
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer.
- Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace'. All we’re saying is give ' peace a chance.
Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.
Synonyms
* (l) * See alsoAntonyms
* disruption * war * violenceDerived terms
* at peace * breach of the peace * hold one's peace * in peace * inner peace * Justice of the Peace * keep one's peace * keep the peace * kiss of peace * make peace * peaceable * peace and quiet * peace be upon him/PBUH * peace be with you * peace bond * peacebreaker * peacebuilding * Peace Corps * peace dividend * peace for our time * peaceful * peacekeeper * peacekeeping * peaceless * peacelessness * peace lily * peace-loving * peacemaker * peace march * peacemaker * peacemonger * peacenik * peace of mind * peace offering * peace out * peace pipe * peace process * peace sign * peacetime * peace treaty * Prince of Peace * rest in peace * world peace (peace)Interjection
(en interjection)- "Peace , my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
Verb
(peac)- Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
- In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.