representative government
representative government · representative governments
A government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their…A government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf, instead of always voting directly on laws and other government actions.
» Tom has always favored representative government.
Том всегда был сторонником представительного образа правления. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf, instead of always voting directly on laws and other government actions.
Examples
2 sentencesTom has always favored representative government.
ruТом всегда был сторонником представительного образа правления. — sharptoothed
Martino is a representative of the government.
Forms
plural: representative governments| Singular | representative government |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable