Tony Benn had a good definition regarding democracy:

Tony Benn's core definition of democracy is encapsulated in the five questions he believed should be asked of anyone in a position of power:

* "What power have you got?"
* "Where did you get it from?"
* "In whose interests do you exercise it?"
* "To whom are you accountable?"
* "And how can we get rid of you?"

He famously stated: "If you cannot get rid of the people who govern you, you do not live in a democratic system".