functioning democracy
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffunctionanddemocracy
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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democracy
noun
uk/dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/us/dɪˈmɑː.krə.si/
the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the ...
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(Definition offunctionanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If we wish to have afunctioningdemocracy, its procedures must be transparent and understandable.
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Afunctioningdemocracycuts the ground from under them.
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Peaceful protest is an important right in any properlyfunctioningdemocracy.
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Dialogue, transparency and participation are the prerequisites of afunctioningdemocracy.
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To have afunctioningdemocracyyou need a 'demos', you need a unit with which we identify when we use the word 'we'.
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The right to information together with transparency and openness, the principle of publicity in other words, are all requirements for a genuinelyfunctioningdemocracy.
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This country has a fine tradition of peaceful protest, which is an essential part of any wellfunctioningdemocracy.
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It is also accepted that any applicant member state should be what the other member states, including ourselves, would regard as a properlyfunctioningdemocracy.
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If we are to have a successfullyfunctioningdemocracy, we need political parties to be strong and to operate.
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They have afunctioningdemocracyand a sense of responsibility.
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It is very difficult to have afunctioningdemocracyunless people feel enough in common with one another to accept government from each other's hands.
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We are in favour of peaceful transition to a fullyfunctioningdemocracy.
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The guarantor of afunctioningdemocracyis not the bureaucracy but the citizens themselves - this is the core of democratic culture.
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Transparency is certainly a core issue for a properlyfunctioningdemocracy.
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The fact is that for any modernfunctioningdemocracy, it is political organised parties which bring forward candidates to elections.
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It is true that in afunctioningdemocracy, elements sometimes come to power of which we may not particularly approve.
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That involves working towards the creation of an honest police force and an impartial civil service, and towards putting in place the building blocks of a properfunctioningdemocracy.
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The play of ideas and opinions and judgments is indispensable to afunctioningdemocracyand it is better to wince from stinging words than to seek to silence their source.
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