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title: "Who defined democracy as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”?"  
description: "Who defined democracy as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”?"  
author: "Bhavin Singh"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39465/who-defined-democracy-as-a-government-of-the-people-by-the-people-and-for-the-people  
category: "general knowledge"  
tags: ["general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who defined democracy as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”?

Who defined [democracy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40494/in-the-jacksonian-democracy-how-does-andrew-jackson-s-presidential-use-of-power-effect-our-country-today) as a “[Government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) of the [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health), by the people and for the people”?


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