pluralistic democracy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpluralistanddemocracy
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pluralist
adjective
uk/ˈplʊə.rə.lɪst/us/ˈplʊr.əl.ɪst/
including or considering many different types of people, with different beliefs, opinions, ...
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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 ofpluralistanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Oligarchic institutions (like medical self-regulation) are thus coming under challenge from a morepluralisticdemocracy, while demands are no longer checked by deference to expertise.
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The most obvious way in which power is sensibly limited in apluralisticdemocracyis through competition.
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They did not do that because they seek to establish apluralisticdemocracy.
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The fact is that it is apluralisticdemocracy.
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We hope that progress will be made in this connection and that it will lead to the development of genuinepluralisticdemocracy.
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In a libertarian,pluralisticdemocracythe espousal of choice and removal of compulsion is recognised to be altogether endearing, attractive and laudable.
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Perhaps they will have apluralisticdemocracy, contested elections and mixed economies and will see the return of choice in the shop and in politics.
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It is part of our democracy, and if our democracy is to flourish it must be apluralisticdemocracywith decisions being made in many different places.
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The reforms should also include reform of the electoral system through a reduction in the ten percent threshold, in order to secure a betterpluralisticdemocracy.
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It will also ensure that we have apluralisticdemocracyin which we are not competing with other regions or with fine towns and cities within the region.
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They are the cornerstones ofpluralisticdemocracy.
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It was created in order to solve the issues concerning journalists' professional activities, also to protectpluralisticdemocracyand internationally recognized human rights.
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The current state of the country could be described as a semblance ofpluralisticdemocracy.
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