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Recent Examples of pure democracy
In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Which is what a pure democracy is. House representatives and senators are now majority-elected.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Though hardly a pure democracy — a hereditary emir wields decisive authority — Kuwait has an independent and democratically elected 50-member National Assembly, whose powers are limited but real.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The thinking was, however, that the slow and deliberative process for enacting legislation in the new nation’s representative democracy — rather than pure democracy — would help dilute the impact of such factions.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Many political scientists don’t consider Turkey a pure democracy, largely because of the tremendous power exercised by the president and his ability to shape the political playing field before the vote.
—Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
The founders did not design the United States to be a pure democracy.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
Some suspicion of pure democracy is essential to conservatism.
—Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
Since pure democracy and genuine authenticity are conditions that can only be reached for, never fully achieved, this was a formula for lifelong commitment.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Which is what a pure democracy is. House representatives and senators are now majority-elected.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Though hardly a pure democracy — a hereditary emir wields decisive authority — Kuwait has an independent and democratically elected 50-member National Assembly, whose powers are limited but real.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The thinking was, however, that the slow and deliberative process for enacting legislation in the new nation’s representative democracy — rather than pure democracy — would help dilute the impact of such factions.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Many political scientists don’t consider Turkey a pure democracy, largely because of the tremendous power exercised by the president and his ability to shape the political playing field before the vote.
—Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
The founders did not design the United States to be a pure democracy.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
Some suspicion of pure democracy is essential to conservatism.
—Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
Since pure democracy and genuine authenticity are conditions that can only be reached for, never fully achieved, this was a formula for lifelong commitment.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure democracy
Noun
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In Qalqilya, a city where no slates registered to participate at all, Marwan Ennabi said elections didn't reflect that Palestinian democracy was thriving or capable of changing the deteriorating conditions on the ground.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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Our democracy works best when voters choose their representatives — not the other way around.—
Allyson Meyers,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gerrymandering as a practice goes back to the beginnings of the republic—the term comes from maps drawn under Governor Elbridge Gerry in 1812.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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The question of a central bank’s role and responsibility in our republic dates to America’s founding.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Pure democracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure%20democracy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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