Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert 議 deliberation, consultation, debate 民 people, nation, subjects Related 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.
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