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I've learned one thing and it is that you need to crack open something of more substance than a dictionary to learn what form of government America has.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A DICTIONARY, YOU DMF!!!

Especially when the argument is about definitions, as this one is. Try looking up 'democracy' in any of those dictionaries you cited, and you'll see America satisfies the definition of democracy.

But go ahead, revel in your ignorance, Mr. "Oh, I was 39th in my GED class of 39 dummies." Be proud of your low IQ. I love it that you are. Heck, enroll in a good university while you're at it. I'd love to watch you fall flat on your face.

And since you like "easy" sites...some more information for you NOT found in a dictionary!
Democracy
The definition of democracy has been expanded, however, to describe a philosophy that insists on the right and the capacity of a people, acting either directly or through representatives, to control their institutions for their own purposes.

If you had any sense at all you would know that the expansion of the definition has been done to fool Americans into accepting quasi-socialism/eventual socialism under the banner of "democracy" and each time the term is used in any framework it further insulates Americans, to our detriment, from the true heritage the Founding Fathers left us.
BTA, that might be a little too much for a mental 'I'm stuck in a dictionary' midget such as yourself to comprehend.

You're perfectly described here...
Who is Antonio Gramsci? You Better Learn!!!
The revolutionaries who wished to break the "hegemony" had to build up a "counter hegemony" to that of the ruling class. It was necessary to change the minds, to change the popular consensus, to change the way institutions work. In sum, to make the people question the right of their leaders to rule in the accepted way.
Success would consist in permeating throughout society a whole new system of values, beliefs and morality. A system that would become accepted by all in a way that would appear to be the normal thing to do.
How is it done? Besides the traditional intellectuals (those who see themselves as such) there must exist the "organic intellectual", i.e. the one that grows with a social group, and becomes its thinking and organizing element. The role of informal "educators" in local communities becomes essential. The educator must not be seen as a distant "brainy" figure but as "one of us", one of the neighborhood, another one of the group.
You do use the "you guys" expression to garner that "one of us", "I'm with the majority" sentiment.

Snip...It means: You must accept our values and not argue. [you said...So just sit back, shut up, and listen and learn something.] If you do not you are out the mainstream. [you said...You're not going to make friends accusing people of throwing around agitprop.]

You're straight out of a Gramsci playbook.

The only way to gain absolute power in the United States is through long range Gramscian tactics. [like changing the terms we use to describe our form of government] There is hope however, if we don t take for granted what we now enjoy and fight to maintain power divided. The true strength of the American Republic is the division of power. This is why the would be revolutionaries so hate the Electoral College, States Rights, local self government, etc. The system devised by the Founding Fathers complicates their life tremendously. As the quoted article notes:
"Over and above these structural features, there are the multiplicity of interests and interest groups, the immense diversity of American society and the excessive rhetoric that characterizes the conflict of those separated in fact by minor differences." Underlying it all, however, "is the sheer power of the idea of freedom an idea so powerful that not even those opposed to freedom condemn it . . . ."
Do you understand now that it's about much more than just a definition?