direct democracy
Americannoun
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Opinion polls suggest that both votes, put forward under Switzerland's direct democracy system, could be tight.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
There can be issues with direct democracy, as Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice pointed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
But I ask you, as a former Florida man: Don’t Floridians prize their ability to participate in direct democracy?
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
This time they said enough was enough, using the power that Switzerland's system of direct democracy gives them to vote themselves an extra month's pension each year.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
Is not that a reductio ad absurdum for this system of pure and direct democracy?
From Ethics in Service by Taft, William H.
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