th word "dmocracy" coms from two grk words that man "popl" and "rul". dmocracy is a kind of govrnmnt which lts popl rul thmslvs. thy rul thmslvs by choosing thir rulrs and thir lawmakrs.abraham lincoln told clarly what dmocracy mans in his famous gttysburg addrss. h calld govrnmnt of th popl, by th popl, and for th popl.