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participatory democracy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through elected representatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: political-science, social-sciences

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Across languages

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: democracia participativa — Political system
  • Danish: deltagelsesdemokrati — Political system
  • Dutch: participatieve democratie — Political system
  • Finnish: osallistuva demokratia — Political system
  • French: démocratie participative — Political system
  • Georgian: მონაწილეობითი დემოკრატია (monac̣ileobiti demoḳraṭia) — Political system
  • German: partizipatorische Demokratie — Political system
  • Hungarian: részvételi demokrácia — Political system
  • Italian: democrazia partecipativa — Political system
  • Korean: 참여 민주주의 (chamyeo minjujuui) — Political system
  • Polish: demokracja uczestnicząca — Political system
  • Portuguese: democracia participativa — Political system
  • Portuguese: democracia participatória — Political system
  • Russian: партисипативная демокра́тия (partisipativnaja demokrátija) — Political system
  • Russian: демократия участия (demokratija učastija) — Political system
  • Russian: уча́ствующая демократия (učástvujuščaja demokratija) — Political system
  • Serbo-Croatian: participativna demokracija — Political system
  • Spanish: democracia participativa — Political system
  • Thai: ประชาธิปไตยแบบมีส่วนร่วม (pràchaatíppàtai bàep mee sùan rûam) — Political system