Citizens could vote to ostracize a leader, whom they believe, have become too powerful, or potentially dangerous to democracy what is the meaning of ostracize as used in this passage

In this passage, the meaning of "ostracize" is to exclude or banish someone, particularly a leader, from the society or community in which they hold power. It suggests that citizens have the ability to collectively cast their votes and remove the leader from their position of authority due to their perceived excessive power or threat to democracy.