民主主義|みんしゅしゅぎminshushugi

1. no-adjectivedemocracy
   私は民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの味方みかただ。↗

   I am on the side of democracy.

• SynonymデモクラシーNeutralLoanword for the democratic system; slightly written and academic in tone, but otherwise interchangeable with 「民主主義」.
• Antonym独裁主義どくさいしゅぎWrittenWritten-style term for dictatorship or despotism; the direct opposite of 「民主主義」.
• Antonym専制政治せんせいせいじWrittenWritten-style term for despotic, autocratic rule; stands opposite democracy.

Use 「民主主義」 for democracy as a system, as in 「民主主義国家」; the loanword 「デモクラシー」 is an equivalent alternative. For the opposite idea, use 「独裁主義」 for dictatorship and 「専制政治」 for despotic rule.

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1. 権力けんりょくが人民じんみんの手てにあり、行使こうししていくという考え方かんがえかたおよび政治せいじ体制たいせい。民主制みんしゅせい。