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consensus democracy  

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  • Consensus democracy is a model of democracy designed to find and create common ground in pluralistic societies and to base decision making on consensus. Consensus democracies also seek to allow different political interests to share power. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Consensus Democracy]

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