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Definition
Democracy is a form of collective decision-making in which members have an equal standing in authorizing or contesting decisions.
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Accepted claims and scope
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Democracy is a form of collective decision-making in which members have an equal standing in authorizing or contesting decisions.
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This entry stipulates an analytical minimum and does not classify particular governments or settle disputes over democratic quality.
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Equal standing in decision-making is distinct from identical influence in every outcome.
Scope: Declared local editorial disambiguation or distinction for this entry; this claim sets usage and does not assert a contingent world fact.
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The definition does not equate democracy with one electoral or constitutional design.
Scope: Declared local editorial disambiguation or distinction for this entry; this claim sets usage and does not assert a contingent world fact.
Disambiguation
This entry stipulates an analytical minimum and does not classify particular governments or settle disputes over democratic quality.
Editorial distinctions
Equal standing in decision-making is distinct from identical influence in every outcome.
The definition does not equate democracy with one electoral or constitutional design.
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related: Social institution (atlas.concept.social-institution)
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