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A '''liberal democracy''' is a political system where a democratic process (such as a majoritarian [[election]]) determines who will occupy political offices, but at the same time some fundamental rights of all citizens, such as [[free speech]] and the freedom of the [[press]], are protected from encroachment from the government or the majority.
A '''liberal democracy''' is a political system where a supposed democratic process (such as a majoritarian [[election]]) determines who will occupy political offices, but at the same time some fundamental rights of all citizens, such as [[free speech]] and the freedom of the [[press]], are supposedly protected from encroachment from the [[government]] or a supposed "majority".
Political scientist [[Robert A. Dahl]] is one of the best-known exponent on liberal democracy.
Political scientist Robert A. Dahl is one of the best-known exponents on liberal democracy.
==See also==
==See also==