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representative democracy
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democracy where citizens elect a small set of people to represent them in decision making
Representative democracy is a system where citizens elect a small group of people to make decisions on their behalf rather than voting on every issue themselves. This matters because it allows large populations to have a say in government while keeping decision-making practical and manageable.
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- Instance of
- form of government
- Subclass of
- democracy
- Has part
- electoral system
- Significant event
- Representation of the People Act 1832
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- opposite of
- direct democracy
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- facet of
- nation state
- significant person
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
- different from
- technocracy
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