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people's democracy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A theoretical concept within Marxism-Leninism and a form of government in communist states which developed after World War II and in theory allowed for a multi-class, multi-party democracy on the pathway to socialism, rather than a pure proletarian dictatorship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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  • Estonian: rahvademokraatia — Translations
  • Finnish: kansandemokratia — Translations
  • French: démocratie populaire — Translations
  • Greek: λαϊκή δημοκρατία (laïkí dimokratía) — Translations
  • Hungarian: népi demokrácia — Translations
  • Polish: demokracja ludowa — Translations