Who gave the universally accepted definition of democracy?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Abraham Lincoln.

Important Points

Abraham Lincoln gave the universally accepted definition of democracy.
In the phrase of Abraham Lincoln, democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people.
In other words democracy is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
Democracies fall into two basic categories, direct and Indirect.
In a direct democracy, all citizens, without the intermediary of elected or appointed officials, can participate in making public decisions directly.
In Indirect democracy, people choose a representative, and the representative participate in making public decisions directly.

Additional Information

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States.
He served the Presidency during the year of 1861 to 1865.
He preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
He defended the country as a constitutional union.
He outlawed slavery and enhanced federal government. He also modernize the American economy.
He was assassinated in the year of 1865.