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- noun A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.
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Examples
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Europe and Israel share values and interests: Israel is a representative democracy, it is an open society, it has a vibrant free press, and it is a robust economy with much to offer Europe thanks to its dynamic, innovative, high-tech-oriented business environment.
Memo to Baroness Ashton: Embrace Israel Emanuele Ottolenghi 2010
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Europe and Israel share values and interests: Israel is a representative democracy, it is an open society, it has a vibrant free press, and it is a robust economy with much to offer Europe thanks to its dynamic, innovative, high-tech-oriented business environment.
Memo to Baroness Ashton: Embrace Israel Emanuele Ottolenghi 2010
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Europe and Israel share values and interests: Israel is a representative democracy, it is an open society, it has a vibrant free press, and it is a robust economy with much to offer Europe thanks to its dynamic, innovative, high-tech-oriented business environment.
Memo to Baroness Ashton: Embrace Israel Emanuele Ottolenghi 2010
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Europe and Israel share values and interests: Israel is a representative democracy, it is an open society, it has a vibrant free press, and it is a robust economy with much to offer Europe thanks to its dynamic, innovative, high-tech-oriented business environment.
Memo to Baroness Ashton: Embrace Israel Emanuele Ottolenghi 2010
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This is not representative democracy, it's a sense of entitlement.
Hillary Adviser Wolfson: Obama's Claim That Bill Is Fibbing Is A "Right Wing Talking Point" 2009
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This is not representative democracy, it's a sense of entitlement and Bill C on the campaign trail shows little understanding that as an ex-President, he is a public servant for life now of the American people, representing everyone ... rather than just his wife.
NYT: Edwards Camp Doesn't Expect To Win Even One Primary 2009
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As an advocate of women's leadership and representative democracy, I refused to take their cynicism to heart.
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The Mass Democratic Movement, a reflection of the Congress Movement, was characterised by both participatory and representative democracy, collective leadership, consensual decision-making, restorative justice and corrective punishment.
CONTENTS 2007
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The Mass Democratic Movement, a reflection of the Congress Movement, was characterised by both participatory and representative democracy, collective leadership, consensual decision-making, restorative justice and corrective punishment.
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The union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and cooperation among people and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.
unknown title 2009
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