direct democracy
English
editNoun
editdirect democracy (countable and uncountable, plural direct democracies)
- (politics) A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.
- Coordinate term: representative democracy
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Further reading
edit- “direct democracy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “direct democracy” (US) / “direct democracy” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.