representative democracy
A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf,…A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.
» Representative democracy is one form of government.
Представительная демократия — это одна из форм государственной власти. — Hellerick
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.
repräsentative Demokratie
представи́тельная демокра́тияpredstavítelʹnaja demokrátija
представни́цька демокра́тіяpredstavnýcʹka demokrátija
Examples
1 sentencesRepresentative democracy is one form of government.
ruПредставительная демократия — это одна из форм государственной власти. — Hellerick
Translations
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Forms
plural: representative democracies| Singular | representative democracy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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