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demarchy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Demarchy (or lottocracy) is a form of democracy in which the state is governed by randomly selected decision makers who have been selected by sortition (lot) from a broadly ...

democracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Democracy is a political form of government in which governing power is derived from the people, either by direct referendum (direct democracy) or by means of elected ...

direct democracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Direct democracy, classically termed pure democracy, is a form of democracy and a theory of civics in which sovereignty is lodged in the assembly of all citizens who choose to ...

consensus democracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Consensus democracy is the application of consensus decision-making to the process of legislation in a democracy. It is characterised by a decision-making structure which involves ...

liberal democracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Liberal democracy is a common form of representative democracy. According to the principles of liberal democracy, the elections should be free and fair, and the political process ...

lumpenbourgeoisie

Political systems; Political philosophy

Lumpenbourgeoisie is a term used primarily in the context of colonial and neocolonial elites in Latin America, which became heavily dependent and supportive of the (neo) colonial ...

logocracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Logocracy is the rule of - or government by - words. It is derived from the Greek λόγος (logos) - "word" and from κράτος (kratos) - to "govern". The term can be used either ...