Sentence examples for a direct democracy from inspiring English sources

Does Libya have people's authority and a direct democracy really?

America's was therefore to be a representative, not a direct, democracy.

As a direct democracy, we seek to have all voices in camp represented.

Martian society is a direct democracy where there is no president or parliament.

The war was the culmination of fifty years of simmering tensions between two superpowers: Athens, a direct democracy, and Sparta, a militaristic oligarchy.

The uncertainties that remain, Mr. Haefliger said, are inevitable, given that Switzerland is a direct democracy, and any such venture would need approval in a referendum.

And he too favors a directed democracy that veers in an authoritarian direction.

The ECI, which was launched in 2012, is a direct-democracy EU initiative, which enables EU nationals to propose new rulings for consideration by the European Commission.

The Clacton MP entered parliament in 2005 and helped write a publication, Direct Democracy: an Agenda for a New Model Party.

Back in 2005, Jeremy Hunt co-authored a book Direct Democracy calling for the NHS to be dismantled.

But the state's problems also stem from the one area of government where it has been a pioneer: direct democracy.