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direct democracy

form of democracy where people decide on policy directly
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Summary

direct democracy is a form of government[1]. It draws 6,791 Wikipedia views per month (form of government category, ranking #34 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: political ideology[3]
  • Subclass of: democracy[4]
  • Part of: democracy[5]
  • Commons category: Direct democracy[6]
  • Opposite of: representative democracy[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Direct democracy[8]
  • Described by source: Red Blue Translator[9]
  • Different from: Direct Democracy[10]
  • Uses: citizens' initiative[11], referendum[12], popular assembly[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]
  • Does not use: political representation[15]

Why It Matters

direct democracy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0210694-prima-demokracie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0210694-prima-demokracie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 20w ago · Bricetofly · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Démocratie directe.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Schematic: Démocratie directe.jpg"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class → ['Q49773', 'Q113514984']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 19518, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  4. 22w ago · Jeanne Noiraud · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class → ['Q49773', 'Q113514984']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s) of the class: social movement"
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