liberal democracy

collocation in English

meaningsofliberalanddemocracy

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liberal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪb.ər.əl/
us
/ˈlɪb.ər.əl/
respecting and allowing many different types of beliefs ...
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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 ofliberalanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliberal democracy

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Hopefully, the transition should be toliberaldemocracyand a market economy.
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However, the institutional supply ofliberaldemocracyis viewed as inadequate.
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Moreover, in aliberaldemocracywith a well-developed private sector, would-be hegemonic efforts to extend the party's influence through society can have unexpected results.
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Political parties, despite their weaknesses and manipulation, are characteristic ofliberaldemocracy.
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After all, it is surely possible to agree that they exist but think that this is a bad thing and thatliberaldemocracyis undesirable.
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Perhaps, however, some elements ofliberaldemocracyhave yet to be incorporated and it is worth trying to pinpoint a main, driving force.
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In this sense,liberaldemocracyis an emancipative achievement that allows for maximum choice.
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Rather, my aim was to help us deliberate about legitimate public policy in a morally pluralisticliberaldemocracy.
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As such, the actual form and content of the electoral process can help us to gauge the extent to whichliberaldemocracyis being realised.
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Overall, there are relatively low levels of popular demand for democracy as well as institutional supply ofliberaldemocracy.
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The protection of individual constitutional rights serves as the main reason that aliberaldemocracy requires its legal system, including an independent judiciary, to function.
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Overall, there exist high levels of popular demand for democracy but low levels of institutional supply ofliberaldemocracy.
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In total, there exist relatively modest levels of institutional supply ofliberaldemocracybut low levels of popular demand for democracy.
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As such, it could be considered a democracy, but not aliberaldemocracy.
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In fact, according to political liberalism, ourliberaldemocracyconstitutes just such a society.
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The third is his only truly ' safe ' case of a well-entrenchedliberaldemocracyand hardly provides adequate material for drawing any general inferences.
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For a generation, labor-management bargaining epitomized empoweredliberaldemocracywhich, acting through the legislative branch, established a new legal regime of industrial order.
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