It is clear. Another way to describe a democracy is by comparing it to other forms of government. (edited from Google) When decisions which affect the citizens of a nation are made by one leader, the form of government is an autocracy (or dictatorship); by a small group of noble families of the highest social class, an aristocracy (or monarchy); by the citizens through their elected representatives, a democracy; by the church or priests, a theocracy; by a small group of people, an oligarchy.
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When decisions which affect the citizens of a nation are made by one leader, the form of government is an autocracy (or dictatorship); by a small group of noble families of the highest social class, an aristocracy (or monarchy); by the citizens through their elect