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ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- democratorship
1, record 1, English, democratorship
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dictocracy 2, record 1, English, dictocracy
correct
- illiberal democracy 3, record 1, English, illiberal%20democracy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - democratorship
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régimes politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- démocrature
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9mocrature
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dictocratie 2, record 1, French, dictocratie
correct, feminine noun
- démocratie illibérale 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9mocratie%20illib%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mocrature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dictocratie; démocrature : termes formés à partir de «démocratie» et de «dictature». 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mocrature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
démocrature; démocratie illibérale : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2020. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mocrature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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