Definition of bill of lading (B/L): A document issued by a carrier, or its agent, to the shipper as a contract of carriage of goods. It is also a receipt for cargo accepted for transportation, and must be presented for taking delivery ...
But we are a representative democracy, which is a form of democracy. And the same two meanings of âdemocracyâ (sometimes direct democracy, sometimes popular self-government more generally) existed at the founding of the republic as well.
The USA is a Constitutional Republic, which is the most FREE and secure form of government. Historically, Republics have been downgraded to greedy democracies, chaotic anarchies, and are finally ruled by dictators under an oligarchy. Our FREE Market & FREE-Enterprise economic system is NOT a form of government. Anarchy: Chaos; Ruled by Nobody