Should democracy have the same meaning in every country?

... literature. If there ever was anything in America's past that could be meaningfully called “democracy” or “representative government,” it has been significantly eroded away in contemporary government. It can be argued that democratic ... ... boss-dominated politics of earlier stages of American democracy? On the other hand, it seems odd to label such leaders as Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenka (Belarus) "undemocratic." Despite whatever falsification of elections has taken ...