direct democracy

form of democracy where people decide on policy directly
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direct democracy

Summary

direct democracy is a form of government[1]. It draws 2,244 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #34 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • direct democracy's instance of is recorded as form of government[3].
  • direct democracy's instance of is recorded as political ideology[4].
  • direct democracy is a type of democracy[5].
  • direct democracy is part of democracy[6].
  • direct democracy's Commons category is recorded as Direct democracy[7].
  • direct democracy is the opposite of representative democracy[8].
  • direct democracy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Direct democracy[9].
  • direct democracy's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[10].
  • direct democracy's different from is recorded as Direct Democracy[11].
  • direct democracy's uses is recorded as citizens' initiative[12].
  • direct democracy's uses is recorded as referendum[13].
  • direct democracy's uses is recorded as popular assembly[14].
  • direct democracy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • direct democracy's does not use is recorded as political representation[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government[3] and political ideology[4]. direct democracy is a type of democracy[5]. It is the opposite of representative democracy[8].

Use and Application

direct democracy is part of democracy[6].

Why It Matters

direct democracy draws 2,244 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #34 of 143).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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