Oh for Christ's sake, pedantry is even more annoying _when it's not even correct_. Just Google the definition of "democracy" before the next time you think it's a good idea to interject this trite, useless comment. Here, I'll get you started:

""" noun

- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

- a state governed by a democracy.

- control of an organization or group by the majority of its members. """

The term you're thinking of is "direct democracy".