Assertion: democracy | /r/HasProperty | defined in negative terms
Facets:
value: as the rule of a nomenklatura
type: OTHER
value: these days
type: TEMPORAL
value: as the personality cult
type: OTHER
value: more commonly
type: DEGREE
value: than by reference
type: OTHER
value: as freedom from arbitrary actions
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Democracy these days is more commonly defined in negative terms, as freedom from arbitrary actions, the personality cult or the rule of a nomenklatura, than by reference to what it can achieve or the social forces behind it.