लोकतंत्र

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Hindi

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Etymology

Sanskritic formation from लोक (lok, people, folk) +‎ तंत्र (tantra, system).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /loːk.t̪ən.t̪ɾᵊ/,

Noun

लोकतंत्र (loktantram

  1. democracy
    Synonyms: लोकसत्ता (loksattā), लोकशाही (lokśāhī), जनतंत्र (jantantra), प्रजातंत्र (prajātantra), जम्हूरियत (jamhūriyat)
    • 1996, Nani Palkhiwala, हम हिन्दुस्तानी (ham hindustānī, We Indians), Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 40, →ISBN:
      हम विश्व के अन्य विकसित लोकतंत्रों की भाँति अपना स्तर ऊँचा क्यों नहीं उठा सकते?
      ham viśva ke anya viksit loktantrõ kī bhā̃ti apnā star ū̃cā kyõ nahī̃ uṭhā sakte?
      Why can't we raise our standards like other developed democracies of the world?
    • 2007, Pawan Jain, मैं समय हूँ (ma͠i samay hū̃, I am time), New Delhi: Radhakrishna Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37, →ISBN:
      लोकतंत्र की इन अँधेरी गलियों में
      आम आदमी सिर्फ़ ठोकरें खा रहा है,
      और ताक़तवरों का दरबार
      पूरी शान से जगमगा रहा है।
      loktantra kī in andherī galiyõ mẽ
      ām ādmī sirf ṭhokarẽ khā rahā hai,
      aur tāqatvarõ kā darbār
      pūrī śān se jagmagā rahā hai.
      In these dark streets of democracy, suffering is the common man; and the royal court of the powerful people, is shining with great grandeur.

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