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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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| In both cities, a system that emphasized representative governance was discredited, leading to very different outcomes. Neither are school boards that represent the people of the local community under our American institution of representative governance. Egalitarian land redistribution and representative governance distinguished this community. |
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