Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting _______________.

Inequality.

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Dignity of the leaders.

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Injustice.

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Equality.

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Solution

The correct option is D Equality.
Democracy is a rule of majority and it is based upon political equality. In democracy every citizen has got equal rights and equal protection of law. All the citizens have equal right to choose their representatives, i.e., citizens have equal weight in electing representative.

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