Overdemocracy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Excessive democracy. uncountable
"Australia was a frontier society through and through. Thus, he said, its one major flaw was its overdemocracy. But as he argued in his closing words, overdemocracy was made up for by the heartiness and equality of the people and of the society they had made."
Example
More examples"Australia was a frontier society through and through. Thus, he said, its one major flaw was its overdemocracy. But as he argued in his closing words, overdemocracy was made up for by the heartiness and equality of the people and of the society they had made."
Etymology
From over- + democracy.
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