Definition of majoritarianism
: the philosophy or practice according to which decisions of an organized group should be made by a numerical majority of its members
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American democracy, as in the Electoral College, accommodates considerations more complex than simpleminded majoritarianism.
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The framers of the Constitution, of course, deliberately constructed a government that would check raw majoritarianism.
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Without basic liberal protections democracy can easily slide into populism or majoritarianism.
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First Known Use of majoritarianism
1942
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