pl. de·moc·ra·cies
Government by the people, exercised either directly ***or through elected representatives.***
A political or social unit that has such a government.
The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
Majority rule.
Guess it depends on how anal one wants to get?
Some people just like to split hairs. Like I said earlier in this thread, the word "Democracy" has evolved to mean any form of representative government.
Confusing how we elect our representation with how our government works is not a good thing either. And that isn't just splitting a definition hair.