liquid democracy

noun

a form of democracy where the electorate may choose to either vote directly or vest their voting power on delegates, and can withdraw their power from these delegates at any time.

Meanings

nounliquid democracy (countable and uncountable, plural liquid democracies)

plural liquid democracies

  1. countableuncountablegovernmenta form of democracy where the electorate may choose to either vote directly or vest their voting power on delegates, and can withdraw their power from these delegates at any time.

Translations

Swedish flytande demokrati
  • flytande demokratipolitical system
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