democratic deficit

British

noun

any situation in which there is believed to be a lack of democratic accountability and control over the decision-making process

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Shabana Mahmood said the change will "right the democratic deficit that has been uncovered" by ensuring the Sentencing Council can no longer issue new guidelines without her approval.

From BBC

Alliance Party assembly member Sian Mulholland said the "disenfranchisement of our society's young people" has been a "major democratic deficit".

From BBC

Sources in the MoJ said the row "does raise questions about the Sentencing Council and democratic deficit".

From BBC

The DUP and other unionist parties have argued the vote creates a democratic deficit as the concerns of unionists, who are in the minority at Stormont, can be ignored.

From BBC

"That is not just a democratic deficit, it is undemocratic plundering of the Northern Ireland statute book by the EU," he said.

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023