representative democracy

Noun

countable uncountable

(politics) A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.

Japanese Meaning

（政治）国民が直接ではなく、選挙で選ばれた代表者を通じて政治を行う制度。 / （政治）市民の意見を代表者が代弁し、政策決定を担う政治体制。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

代議制民主主義では、有権者が選んだ代表者が有権者を代表して行動し、国家的利益と地域の利益を調整することが有権者に期待されます。

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(politics) A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.