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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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| Canovan and Taggart, for instance, have shown that populism is not necessarily anti-democratic, but may address inclusivist aspirations of the people in representative democracies. With such an agenda, the decision was made to use unethical means in support of the abstractly laudable end of transforming dictatorships into representative democracies. If the elections are a success, it will send a powerful signal to neighboring countries like Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, none of which can claim to be representative democracies. |
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