PURE DEMOCRACY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

pure democracy

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Definition of pure democracy

as in democracy

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Recent Examples of pure democracy In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025 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

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Across the country, more and more fans are identifying with Casey’s overwhelming frustration with the current state of our democracy.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
By themselves, data centers don’t rank as a top-tier national campaign issue, according to voters—in a recent Pew Research Center survey, the economy, the future of democracy, health care, education, and immigration made up the top five.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

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Locked in a war of attrition with the United States, the Islamic republic has clear objectives.

— Reuel Marc Gerecht, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Preserving our constitutional republic from radical Islam means accepting the costs that come with it—name-calling, threats, and worse.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

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