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Semi-direct democracy

A form of direct democracy in which the opinions of the majority are moderated in some way, typically to protect the minority from the majority. A variant of grassroots democracy.

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Direct Democracy Manifesto (http://ao.com.au/ddf/aki_orr_manifesto.htm) has references to semi-direct democracy.

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