....”A democracy is a form of government that empowers the people to exercise political control, limits the power of the head of state, provides for the separation of powers between governmental entities, and ensures the protection of natural rights and civil liberties. In practice, democracy takes many different forms.....”
One definition....another long-time common lay definition was “rule by the mob”....no, our form of gubbermint is (supposedly...) a representative republic, not a democracy...but, yes, we are not even a republic any more...
When the states lost control over the selection of its Senators to political factions we went from a "separation of powers" to a "win at any cost" form of government.
Although the battle still rages, the field has now been taken by crooked lawyers.