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dem/o — People or citizen body

dem/o means people or citizen body. Ancient Greek source words and legal terminology examples: democracy.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: People or citizen body

• Ancient Greek: δῆμος (demos)

Examples and word parts

democracy

A system of government in which political authority rests with the people, directly or through representatives.

Word parts: dem/o (people) + -cracy (rule)

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Related roots of public life terms

• lex / leg- — Law

  legislation

• jus / jur- — Right or law

  jurisprudence

• nom/o — Law or custom

  autonomy

• polit- — City or civic life

  political

• crat- / -cracy — Power or rule

  aristocracy

• arch- / -archy — Leadership or rule

  monarchy

• eth- / eth/o — Custom or character

  ethics

• amnest- — Forgetting or overlooking

  amnesty

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