representative democracy

Summary

representative democracy is a form of government^[1]. It draws 671 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #39 of 143).^[2]

Key Facts

• representative democracy's instance of is recorded as form of government^[3].
• representative democracy's instance of is recorded as type of democracy^[4].
• representative democracy is a type of democracy^[5].
• representative democracy is the opposite of direct democracy^[6].
• representative democracy comprises representative body^[7].
• representative democracy comprises political party^[8].
• representative democracy comprises legislature^[9].
• representative democracy comprises electoral system^[10].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Oxford Parliament^[11].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Simon de Montfort's Parliament^[12].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Glorious Revolution^[13].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Bill of Rights 1689^[14].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Reform Act^[15].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as American Revolution^[16].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as United States Constitution^[17].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution^[18].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution^[19].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as French Revolution^[20].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen^[21].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as National Convention^[22].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as French Revolution of 1848^[23].
• representative democracy's significant event is recorded as Representation of the People Act 1832^[24].
• representative democracy's topic's main category is recorded as Q28698091^[25].
• representative democracy's facet of is recorded as liberal democracy^[26].
• representative democracy's facet of is recorded as nation state^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government^[3] and type of democracy^[4]. representative democracy is a type of democracy^[5]. It is the opposite of direct democracy^[6].

Use and Application

Components include representative body^[7], a type of organization^[28]; political party^[8], a legal term or legal concept^[29]; legislature^[9]; and electoral system^[10].

Why It Matters

representative democracy draws 671 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #39 of 143).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]