cratia definition
cratia. . „Demos‟ means the people and „Cratia‟ means power. In short, it means power of the people. Liberal democratic scholars reduced the concept of democracy to mere elections, multiparty system, and universal suffrage such that any deviation becomes aberration. In this context therefore, Tony (1994), perceived democracy to mean free elections contested by freely organized parties under universal suffrage for control of the effective centers of governmental power. But for Makinta (2012 ), democracy is conceived as a way of government firmly rooted in the belief that people in any society should be free to determine their political, economic, social, and cultural systems. But the form it takes can vary according to the particular circumstances of any society. But for Appadorai (2004), democracy may be described as a system of government under which the people exercise the governing power either directly or through representatives periodically elected by themselves.