Tyranny of the majority
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The phrase tyranny of the majority, used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, is a criticism of the scenario in which decisions made by a majority under that system would place that majority's interests so far above a minority's interest as to be comparable to "tyrannical" despots.
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See also
- Administrative law
- Burgerlijst
- An Enemy of the People
- Argumentum ad populum
- Authoritarian personality
- Consensus
- Conformity
- Consociationalism
- Dictatorship of the Proletariat
- Elective dictatorship
- Enabling Act of 1933
- General will
- Individual anarchism
- Majoritarianism
- Minoritarianism
- Minority rights
- Social anarchism
- Tragedy of the commons
- Utilitarianism
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