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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. A form of government where the powers of the sovereignty are delegated to a body of men, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 31. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| declaration pledging active support for whoever wins the December election would send a clear message, particularly important given Venezuela's forty years of relatively stable, competitive democracy - a South American record. 4) seemed, as Kohno asserts, to indicate the triumph of competitive democracy, so the return to political hegemony under the LDP in the lower house in 1997, and the withering of effective opposition in the present conjuncture, must give some pause for revision of this thesis. 4) seemed, as Kohno asserts, to indicate the triumph of competitive democracy, so the return to political hegemony under the LDP in the lower house in 1997, and the withering of effective opposition in the present conjuncture, must give some pause for revision of this thesis. |
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