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• noun (pl. democracies) 1 a form of government in which the people have a voice in the exercise of power, typically through elected representatives. 2 a state governed in such a way. 3 control of a group by the majority of its members.

— ORIGIN Greek demokratia, from demos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.

• verb 1 (usu. be peopled) inhabit. 2 fill with a particular group of inhabitants.

— ORIGIN Old French poeple, from Latin populus ‘populace’.

• noun (pl. liberties) 1 the state of being free from oppression or imprisonment. 2 a right or privilege. 3 the power or scope to act as one pleases. 4 informal a presumptuous remark or action.

— PHRASES take liberties 1 behave in an unduly familiar manner towards a person. 2 treat something freely, without strict faithfulness to the facts or to an original. take the liberty do something without first asking permission.

— ORIGIN Latin libertas, from liber ‘free’.