OK, how do you define democracy? The will of the people?

Is it the will of the majority? If so, how is it different than mob rule?

A thousand people are howling "Hang him" as some bloke is proved to have killed someone and a few people are saying at it's not right to hang the bloke. The democratic "decision" is to hang him?

Turning to "The Law". If a referendum was called to vote to bring back Capital Punishment and the democratic decision by those who voted was for a return, would there be all sorts of spin put on percentages of those who didn't vote plus those who voted against in an effort to overturn the democratic decision by those who felt strongly enough to vote for a return?

Democracy, a word conjured up to be interpreted any way you like?