What does antimajoritarian mean?
Antimajoritarian means (politics) Opposing majority rule.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(politics) Opposing majority rule.
Federalism itself is an antimajoritarian mechanism for, by devolving power to smaller constituencies, it places some policy issues beyond the reach of the center's majority.
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Antimajoritarian means (politics) Opposing majority rule.
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Federalism itself is an antimajoritarian mechanism for, by devolving power to smaller constituencies, it places some policy issues beyond the reach of the center's majority.
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