mockery of democracy

collocation in English

meaningsofmockeryanddemocracy

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mockery
noun
uk
/ˈmɒk.ər.i/us
/ˈmɑː.kɚ.i/
the act of mocking someone ...
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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 ofmockeryanddemocracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmockery of democracy

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It makes amockeryofdemocracy, shared decision-making and the internal market.
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It has virtually no power and it is amockeryofdemocracy.
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But that sort of argument is amockeryofdemocracy.
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What amockeryofdemocracyit is when a building company circulates literature and names a new town before the democratic process is over.
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If that happens, it will make amockeryofdemocracy.
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We support a multitude of countries that make amockeryofdemocracyand human rights.
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The right to vote without the right to work makes amockeryofdemocracy.
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To my mind, that makes amockeryofdemocracy.
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This makes amockeryofdemocracyin any sensible meaning of the word, and cannot be justified by the convenient dogma of mandates.
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If there cannot be such a debate, we are making amockeryofdemocracy.
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That is the sort of expenditure that is making amockeryofdemocracyand of our electoral system.
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If that cannot be found, we may finish up with a procedure that is amockeryofdemocracy.
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That is amockeryofdemocracy.
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That makes amockeryofdemocracy.
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