If we define democracy along the lines of “people making voluntary and consensual decisions together as equals about the issues that affect them communally,” then we can dismiss the idea that the presence of *voting* is a sufficient indicator of democracy.
Classical Athenians had voting…among adult male free citizens. The Holy Roman Empire had voting…among the seven elector-princes.
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