---
authors:
- Nick em
contributors:
- Nick em
summary: Democracy is a form of governance in which all citizens of adult age are
  in charge of what a given polity, such as a state, country, or city does.
title: What is Democracy?
---

Democracy is a form of governance in which all citizens of adult age are
in charge of what a given polity, such as a state, country, or city
does.

For a more comprehensive overview, see the [Democracy](democracy.md) page.

## Further reading

- Wikipedia: [Democracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy)

## See also

- [Democracy](democracy.md)
- [Direct Democracy](direct-democracy.md)
- [Representative Democracy](representative-democracy.md)
- [Liberal Democracy](liberal-democracy.md)