majoritarian
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Richard concludes his essay with an observation that I wish conservative democratic majoritarians (and their democratic compatriots on the left) would take to heart.
a person who is governed by or believes in decision by a majority.
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The democracy part implies that those areas of policy requiring collective decision making will reflect majoritarian preferences.
governed by or believing in decision by a majority.
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Given the reality of the Jim Crow South, however, 'majoritarian' democracy could hardly have been said to be in play.
He is not a moral 'majoritarian' , but he isn't going to be extending the boundaries of personal morality either.
The unwritten guiding premise of governance today is 'majoritarian' supremacy in the form of Hindu theocracy.
How can 'majoritarian' politics durably sustain policies harmful to majority interests?
Here is T. R. Malthus's reading of Smith which makes it clear that contemporaries regarded Smith as a 'majoritarian' .
What they propose is not really strict construction, but 'majoritarian' tyranny.
If civil liberties are left to popular votes, they can similarly founder on the rocks of 'majoritarian' advantage.
Justice is not to be equated with the law of the state or with simple 'majoritarian' democracy.
While they have their place, referenda suffer from being overly 'majoritarian' and non-deliberative.
The 'majoritarian' says, ‘If you want to know who should prevail in a conflict, take a vote.’
American politicians are much more ‘democratic’ from a 'majoritarian' point of view.
If the state's wisdom came from 'majoritarian' prejudices, rather than the expertise of its technocrats, that would take us no further.
Nice to see George spelling out that he's in favour of 'majoritarian' rule rather than democracy.
In fact, academe's characteristic mode of governance magnifies 'majoritarian' power.
The smoking ban is probably the most topical example of a decision that comes near to enforced 'majoritarian' virtue.
The social transition has gone wrong: it is 'majoritarian' absolutism.
It's an insane effort, smacking of 'majoritarian' tyranny and aggressive, hidebound religious-exclusivist ethics.
Personally, I don't necessarily see such fragmentation as a bad thing, as it acts as a check on 'majoritarian' power.
Risk taking does not come easily to 'majoritarian' institutions.
The democracy part implies that those areas of policy requiring collective decision making will reflect 'majoritarian' preferences.
He believes the Greens' values are 'majoritarian' values that can reach across the political spectrum.
A final note: do not misinterpret this criticism as a defense of 'majoritarian' democracy.
Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't this at odds with his often stated 'majoritarian' views?
The proposed solution to the ‘mess’ surrounding contemporary confirmation politics will not be appealing to 'majoritarians' .
Elections are rarely worth defending, and certainly are not the holy things modern-day 'majoritarians' say they are.
Liberals bash the Hindutva brigade in newspapers and TV channels, the 'majoritarians' bash the rest of us.
We live in a world in which the people who want the government to be more involved in our lives include moral 'majoritarians' and old New Dealers.
Some liberals have been 'majoritarians' with a limited concern for the rights of minorities; some conservatives have been valiant defenders of the liberties of conscience and expression.
First, the dominant principle of American democracy is not unconstrained 'majoritarianism' .
It is faithfulness to a complex tradition that forestalls being overtaken by 'majoritarianism' or convention.
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