democratic governance
Rule by citizens
Democratic governance is a system where political authority derives from the people, who participate in decisions through voting, elected representatives, or direct deliberation.
It implies not just elections but broader accountability: The protesters demanded democratic governance, not just occasional ballots.
The term often contrasts with authoritarian rule, emphasizing transparency, civil liberties, and checks on power.
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- voteFormal choice expression
- equalitySame status for all
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
accountability · speech · parliament · voting · ombudsman · rule of law · deliberation · oversight · separation of powers · checks and balances · consensus-building · judiciary · transparency · constitutional reform · debate · public consultation · board of directors · balances
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- church polityepiscopacy, papacy, hierocracy, general assembly
- constitutional lawConstitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment
- co-op termsco-op, cooperative, food co-op, housing co-op, worker co-op
- colonial faithPilgrims, Puritans, Calvinism, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony
- constitutional governmentseparation of powers, checks and balances, branches of government, executive branch, legislative branch
democratic governanceautocracy
Rule by one
dictatorship · totalitarianism · authoritarianism · tyranny · despotism
democratic governanceauthoritarian rule
Centralized, unaccountable power
disenfranchisement · rule by decree · puppet government · voter suppression · political repression
govern, democracy, governing, democratic, governance, democrat, democracies, governmental, undemocratic