TERMIUM Plus^®

Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The direct transmission of individual policy preferences to the government through referanda, citizen initiatives, and legislator recall.  1, record 1, English, - referendum%20democracy

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In referendum democracy, the isolated individual confronts political power directly, without the protection of representative institutions or the benefits of public deliberation. Just as the consumer is vulnerable to exploitation in the marketplace.  1, record 1, English, - referendum%20democracy

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Referendum democracy makes it impossible to hold a government accountable to the "taxpayers". Political parties are imperfect mechanisms for keeping a government honest, but they are more effective than referenda, initiatives and recall.  1, record 1, English, - referendum%20democracy

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Contrast "direct democracy" and "participatory democracy".  2, record 1, English, - referendum%20democracy

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Contraster «démocratie véritable».  1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mocratie%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rendaire

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish