representative democracy
noun
a political system in which the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf in a governing body.
representative democracies
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pluralof representative democracy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But it’s also a reminder of why representative democracies have to be representative.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
In today’s representative democracies, most citizens vote for and against proposals they scarcely understand.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Modern representative democracies are examples of this form of authority.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Properly conducted, recalls can serve an important function in representative democracies, a salve for buyer’s remorse in extreme circumstances.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
The US and Germany, to use the example of two countries on either side of the Atlantic, are both representative democracies, that is true.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2018
