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Keywords: Deputy, Elected, Parliament, Scrutineer, Scrutiny

Related Terms: Referendum , Quorum, Proportional Representation, Representative, By-Election, Candidate, Chairman, Chairperson, Committee, Congress, Constituency, Constituent, Delegate , Division, Electorate, Ex Officio, Governor General, Legislator, Legislature, Lobbyist, Majority, Nomination, Vote, Parliamentary System, Majority Vote, Standing Committee, Elections, Executive Committee, General Election, Constituents, Executive Session, Electoral Commission, Presiding Officer, Clerk Of The House, Primary Election, Advice And Consent, Senator , Legislative Council, Representation, Constituent Assembly, Casting Vote, Absolute Majority, Casual Vacancy, Member, Mla, Returning Officer, Electoral College, Primary, Member Of Parliament, Australian Referendum, 1977

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Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as deputies for, the people; as, a representative government.

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An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of another, or others, being invested with his or their authority.

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consisting of elected deputies

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A person elected to parliament to represent the people of a division (House of Representatives) or State (Senate).

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being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people"

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a voluntary position, not requiring an election

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A person who is chosen or elected to speak for others.

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A person elected to Parliament to represent the people of a district or province. Scrutineer A person appointed by a candidate to observe voting and the scrutiny and count of ballot papers to satisfy their candidate that the poll was conducted strictly in accordance with the law.

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A person elected to the General Assembly from a Representative District.

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