Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct democracy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-t democ-ra-cy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

direct democracies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

representative democracy

Questions

What does direct democracy mean?: A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.

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