liberal democracy

Summary

liberal democracy is a form of government^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• liberal democracy's instance of is recorded as form of government^[3].
• liberal democracy's instance of is recorded as political philosophy^[4].
• liberal democracy's based on is recorded as liberalism^[5].
• liberal democracy is a type of representative democracy^[6].
• liberal democracy is the opposite of illiberal democracy^[7].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Age of Enlightenment^[8].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as American Revolution^[9].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as French Revolution^[10].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Magna Carta^[11].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Petition of Right^[12].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Habeas Corpus Act 1679^[13].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Putney Debates^[14].
• liberal democracy's significant event is recorded as Bill of Rights 1689^[15].
• liberal democracy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liberal democracies^[16].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as public election^[17].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as pluralism^[18].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as political party^[19].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as separation of powers^[20].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as rule of law^[21].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as open society^[22].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as market economy^[23].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as private property^[24].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as universal suffrage^[25].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as human rights^[26].
• liberal democracy's has characteristic is recorded as civil and political rights^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government^[3] and political philosophy^[4]. liberal democracy is a type of representative democracy^[6]. It is the opposite of illiberal democracy^[7].

Influence

Things named for liberal democracy include Liberal Democratic Party^[28], a political party^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1955^[31], headquartered in Nagatachō^[32] and Liberal Democratic Party of Russia^[33], a political party^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1992^[36], headquartered in Moscow^[37].

Why It Matters

liberal democracy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Liberal Democratic Party^[28], a political party^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1955^[31], headquartered in Nagatachō^[32] and Liberal Democratic Party of Russia^[33], a political party^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1992^[36], headquartered in Moscow^[37].