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代議民主制 (だいぎみんしゅせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい議ぎ民みん主しゅ制せい

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Meanings

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noun

representative democracy

A political system in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf. Used in academic, political, and news contexts.

代だい議ぎ民みん主しゅ制せいは、国こく民みんが直ちょく接せつ政せい治じに参さん加かするのではなく、代だい表ひょう者しゃを選えらんで意い思し決けっ定ていを委ゆだねる

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Representative democracy is a system in which citizens do not participate directly in politics but elect representatives to entrust decision-making to them.

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert
議deliberation, consultation, debate
民people, nation, subjects
主lord, chief, master
制system, law, rule

Similar words

直ちょく接せつ民みん主しゅ制せい
Direct democracy, where citizens vote on policies directly rather than through elected representatives.
議ぎ会かい制せい民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ
Parliamentary democracy; a form of representative democracy where the executive derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature.

Etymology

Compound of 代議 (representative deliberation) + 民主制 (democracy). The term is a modern political science coinage, likely from the early 20th century, combining established Sino-Japanese morphemes.