representative government
Example Sentences
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He advocated for representative government based on a constitutional convention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Characterized by Paine as “nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense,” his words transformed a colonial fight for rights under royal rule into a globally significant revolution for liberty under representative government.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
To Lodhi, "the constitution governs the affairs of the state, and only a genuinely representative government can amend it."
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
Whatever our other bigger problems—climate, inequality, A.I., the list goes on—if we can’t make representative government work, everything else gets much harder to solve.
From Slate • Jul. 3, 2023
Cobbett hated Rush because of Rush’s prominent connection to the Revolution and his belief in representative government.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
