In modern layman’s terms, we refer to the term “demo” in relation to demonstration. The ancient Greeks, however, had three very different definitions. Firstly, “Demos” referred to a subdivision of land, which were combined to create the ten tribes. These demos were a policy that broke up aristocratic control dividing political control and opening social structure.
The second “demo” was democracy which to the Greek Athenians was defined as the people, or more specifically free native-born males. Being regarded as one of the best forms of democracy in history did not mean that everyone lived equally. Male descendants of Athenian parents only had a political voice whereas the majority was represented by foreigners, women, children, and slaves