• Noun: any competition; example: "the race for the presidency"
• Noun: people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; example: "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
• Noun: a contest of speed; example: "the race is to the swift"
• Noun: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
• Noun: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
• Noun: a canal for a current of water
• Verb: step on it; examples: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests", "The cars raced down the street"
• Verb: compete in a race; examples: "he is running the Marathon this year", "let's race and see who gets there first"
• Verb: to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; example: "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
• Verb: cause to move fast or to rush or race; example: "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.