We do not live in a DEMOCRACYYes we do.
No, we don't.
These two forms of government: Democracy and Republic, are not only dissimilar but antithetical, reflecting the sharp contrast between (a) The Majority Unlimited, in a Democracy, lacking any legal safeguard of the rights of The Individual and The Minority, and (b) The Majority Limited, in a Republic under a written Constitution safeguarding the rights of The Individual and The Minority; as we shall now see.
Wrong. Read the Federalist papers for starters. Our Founders made a very sharp distinction between the forms of government; between a democracy and a republic. Read ‘Liberty or Equality’ by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn. Using modern definitions does injury to understanding. Modern definitions are intentionally misleading for reasons of propigating a political agenda. The only source that counts is that defined by the ORIGINAL INTENT of those who formed our government. Anything else is spurious and suspect.