De Cive, C. VII

4. The first in order of time of thèse three sorts, is democracy ; and it must be so of necessity, because an aristocracy and a monarchy require nomination of persons agreed upon, which agreement in a great multitude of men must consist in the consent of the major part ; and where the votes of the major part involve the votes of the rest, there is actually a democracy. (De Corpore politico, P. II, Ch. II, § 1, circa principium).

5. De Cive, C. VII, § 5. Qui coïerunt ad civitatem erigendam, pene eo ipso quod coïerunt, Democratia sunt. Nam ex eo quod volontés convenerunt, intelliguntur obligati ad id quod consensu majoris partis decernetur. Id quod, quamdiu conventus durât, vel in certos dies et loca differtur, democratia est.