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
They resisted his calls to disarm and insisted they would cede power only to a representative government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Thomas Jefferson seconded the idea and warned that representative government would be the tool of “tyranny” unless common people were equipped with the skills to resist it.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2025
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
