Democracy (Defination)

The term ‘democracy’ is derived from two Greek words namely ‘Demos’ and ‘Karatio’. ‘Demos’ means the people whereas the ‘Karatio’ stands for the power. Thus, democracy etymologically means the power of the people. According to Abraham Lincoln democracy means the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Aristotle defines democracy as the rule of mob. He also regards democracy as mobocracy. Herodotus, a famous political scientist, calls the democracy as the government by many. Over and above, Prof. Seeley defines democracy as a form of government in which every body has a particular share. After defining the term democracy we will go ahead with the types of democracy.