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ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Systems
CONT

An illiberal democracy describes a governing system in which, although elections take place, citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those who exercise real power because of the lack of civil liberties; thus it is not an open society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes politiques
DEF

Régime politique qui, tout en respectant les règles formelles de la démocratie, notamment en matière d'élections, restreint les libertés publiques ou individuelles comme le fait une dictature.

OBS

dictocratie; démocrature : termes formés à partir de «démocratie» et de «dictature».

OBS

démocrature; démocratie illibérale : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2020.

Spanish

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