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democratic deficit |
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democratic deficit n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any situation in which there is believed to be a lack of democratic accountability and control over the decision-making process How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A Toronto Sun editorial, January 10, 2005, noted that, with respect to the democratic deficit and a free vote on gay "marriage" legislation, "what Martin said on the campaign trail bears little resemblance to what he does now that he has secured the keys to 24 Sussex Drive. Yet, the very same indicators convey a deep democratic deficit and disenfranchisement within the polity. There is a massive gap between his overblown rhetoric of the politics of achievement and the democratic deficit and what he actually does. |
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