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countermajoritarianism

countermajoritarianism noun: a form of democracy in which decisions are not made by a simple majority of some organized group.

Noun

countermajoritarianism (countable and uncountable, plural countermajoritarianisms)

  1. A form of democracy in which decisions are not made by a simple majority of some organized group.

Antonyms of countermajoritarianism

Forms of countermajoritarianism

pluralcountermajoritarianisms

Origin of countermajoritarianism

From counter- + majoritarian + -ism.

Questions about countermajoritarianism

What does countermajoritarianism mean?
Countermajoritarianism means a form of democracy in which decisions are not made by a simple majority of some organized group.
What part of speech is countermajoritarianism?
Countermajoritarianism is a noun.
What is the plural of countermajoritarianism?
The plural of countermajoritarianism is countermajoritarianisms.

Words near countermajoritarianism in the dictionary

  1. countermachination
  2. countermachinations
  3. countermagic
  4. countermagical
  5. countermajoritarian
  6. countermajoritarianism
  7. countermajoritarianisms
  8. countermajoritarians
  9. counterman
  10. countermand
  11. countermandable

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