Participation and Voting Behaviour Definitions

Apathy

The state of being passive or indifferent.

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Protest voting

The desecration of ballots, either by crossing all the options, writing on it or defacing it in some other way to get a point across.

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Pluralism

A governing system that encourages participation and allows for free and fair competition between competing interests.

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Mandate

The right for the governing party to pursue policies they set out in its manifesto.

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Legitimacy

The legal right or authority to exercise power.

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The desecration of ballots, either by crossing all the options, writing on it or defacing it in some other way to get a point across.

Protest voting

A governing system that encourages participation and allows for free and fair competition between competing interests.

The right for the governing party to pursue policies they set out in its manifesto.

The legal right or authority to exercise power.

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