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How is parliamentary democracy different from democracy?

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A parliamentary democracy simply means there is a legislature , that is a legal law-making body, that is filled with delegates or members who are subject to popular election. Almost all countries which have any form of representative ( of the people) governments have what amounts to some form of parliament ( the term is English) called a Congress, House, chamber of deputies ( French and Italian usage) etc. of course, a strong-minded dictator, president or premier can ride herd over this. Somewhat oddly, most Western (Democracies) style themselves officially as republics, and some function against the backdrop of Hereditary Monarchies. The basic idea is elected representatives of the voting public at large- in the US called Political candidates.

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