State whether true or false:

In a democracy, rule by the majority does not mean rule by the majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group.

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The above statement is true.
Only when every person has a chance to be in the majority at some point in time does democracy continue to be democratic. The democratic norm stops being accommodating for an individual or group if they are prevented from being in the majority due to their birth. Therefore, democracy only occurs when most of the populace wants to express the social will and wants a democratic form of administration. It is also important to remember that majority rule does not translate into majority control of a community's ethnicity, religion, linguistic group, etc. Rule by majority denotes that a majority in any decision or election may consist of multiple people or groups.

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