parliamentary system; representative government
A political system in which citizens elect representatives to a parliament or assembly to make decisions on their behalf.
Japan adopts a parliamentary system.
Under a representative system, citizens choose their representatives through elections.
Refers more broadly to parliamentary democracy as a whole, while 代議制度 focuses on the mechanism of representation.
A synonym for representative democracy, often used in contrast to direct democracy. 代議制度 is a more concrete term for the institutional system.
Compound of 代議 (representation, deliberation on behalf of others) and 制度 (system, institution). The term was coined in the Meiji period as Japan adopted Western political models.