representative democracy
representative democracy noun: a form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.
Noun
representative democracy (countable and uncountable, plural representative democracies)
- A form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.
- Synonyms:
- indirect democracy
representative democracy meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Vietnamese
representative democracy in Tamil
- பிரதிநிதித்துவ மக்களாட்சி
representative democracy in Indonesian
- representative democracy
- demokrasi perwakilan
representative democracy in Vietnamese
- representative democracy
- dân chủ đại diện
Synonyms of representative democracy
Forms of representative democracy
| plural | representative democracies |
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Questions about representative democracy
- What does representative democracy mean?
- Representative democracy means a form of government where the people elect representatives who, on their behalf, propose and approve laws and administer the government.
- What is representative democracy in Tamil?
- Representative democracy in Tamil is பிரதிநிதித்துவ மக்களாட்சி. See Representative democracy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is representative democracy?
- Representative democracy is a noun.
- What is the plural of representative democracy?
- The plural of representative democracy is representative democracies.
Words near representative democracy in the dictionary
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