representative government

English

Noun

representative government (countable and uncountable, plural representative governments)

A government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf, instead of always voting directly on laws and other government actions.

Translations

type of government

Finnish: edustuksellinen demokratia
Georgian: წარმომადგენლობითი მთავრობა (c̣armomadgenlobiti mtavroba), წარმომადგენლობითი ხელისუფლება (c̣armomadgenlobiti xelisupleba)

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