Phrase guide

direct democracy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

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Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: democràcia directa — Translations
  • Czech: přímá demokracie — Translations
  • Dutch: directe democratie — Translations
  • Estonian: otsedemokraatia — Translations
  • Finnish: suora demokratia — Translations
  • French: démocratie directe — Translations
  • Georgian: პირდაპირი დემოკრატია (ṗirdaṗiri demoḳraṭia) — Translations
  • German: direkte Demokratie — Translations
  • Greek: άμεση δημοκρατία (ámesi dimokratía) — Translations
  • Hindi: प्रत्यक्ष लोकतंत्र (pratyakṣ loktantra) — Translations
  • Hungarian: közvetlen demokrácia — Translations
  • Icelandic: beint lýðræði — Translations
  • Indonesian: demokrasi langsung — Translations
  • Italian: democrazia diretta — Translations
  • Macedonian: непосредна демократија (neposredna demokratija) — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: direkte demokrati — Translations
  • Polish: demokracja bezpośrednia — Translations
  • Portuguese: democracia direta — Translations
  • Romanian: democrație directă — Translations
  • Russian: пряма́я демокра́тия (prjamája demokrátija) — Translations
  • Spanish: democracia directa — Translations
  • Swedish: direktdemokrati — Translations
  • Ukrainian: пряма́ демокра́тія (prjamá demokrátija) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: dân chủ trực tiếp — Translations