direct democracy

noun

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

Meanings

noundirect democracy (countable and uncountable, plural direct democracies)

plural direct democracies

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Catalan democràcia directa
  • democràcia directaTranslations
Czech přímá demokracie
  • přímá demokracieTranslations
Dutch directe democratie
  • directe democratieTranslations
Estonian otsedemokraatia
  • otsedemokraatiaTranslations
Finnish suora demokratia
  • suora demokratiaTranslations
French démocratie directe
  • démocratie directeTranslations
German direkte Demokratie
  • direkte DemokratieTranslations
Greek άμεση δημοκρατία
  • άμεση δημοκρατία (ámesi dimokratía)Translations
Hindi प्रत्यक्ष लोकतंत्र
  • प्रत्यक्ष लोकतंत्र (pratyakṣ loktantra)Translations
Hungarian közvetlen demokrácia
  • közvetlen demokráciaTranslations
Icelandic beint lýðræði
  • beint lýðræðiTranslations
Indonesian demokrasi langsung
  • demokrasi langsungTranslations
Italian democrazia diretta
  • democrazia direttaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål direkte demokrati
  • direkte demokratiTranslations
Polish demokracja bezpośrednia
  • demokracja bezpośredniaTranslations
Portuguese democracia direta
  • democracia diretaTranslations
Romanian democrație directă
  • democrație directăTranslations
Russian пряма́я демокра́тия
  • пряма́я демокра́тия (prjamája demokrátija)Translations
Spanish democracia directa
  • democracia directaTranslations
Swedish direktdemokrati
  • direktdemokratiTranslations
Ukrainian пряма́ демокра́тія
  • пряма́ демокра́тія (prjamá demokrátija)Translations
Vietnamese dân chủ trực tiếp
  • dân chủ trực tiếpTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

direct democracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20democracy

MLA

“direct democracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20democracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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