ALL meanings of representative democracy
rep·re·sent·a·tive de·moc·ra·cy
R r - noun representative democracy a person or thing that represents another or others. 1
- noun representative democracy an agent or deputy: a legal representative. 1
- noun representative democracy a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures. 1
- noun representative democracy a typical example or specimen of a group, quality, or kind. 1
- adjective representative democracy serving to represent; representing. 1
- adjective representative democracy standing or acting for another or others. 1
- adjective representative democracy made up of representatives: a representative assembly. 1
- adjective representative democracy Government. of or relating to a system of governance by chosen representatives, usually elected from among a large group, as in representative democracy; representative government. 1
- adjective representative democracy exemplifying a group or kind; typical: a representative selection of Elizabethan plays. 1
- adjective representative democracy corresponding to or replacing some other species or the like, as in a different locality. 1
- adjective representative democracy of, relating to, or characteristic of representationalism. 1
- adjective representative democracy pertaining to or of the nature of a mental image or representation. 1
- noun representative democracy rule by elected politicians 1