representative democracy

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representative democracy

noun representative democracies

  1. countable, uncountable A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.

    Similar: indirect democracy

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@misc{representative_democracy_2026,
  title = {representative democracy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/representative%20democracy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}