That democracy was unnecessary for establishing legitimacy, a condition that can be established with codified laws, customs, and cultural principles, not by means of popular suffrage.

It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state.

He was a strong supporter of Louis De Geer's 1863 electoral reform bill and the introduction of popular suffrage.

We have Members of Parliament still, but they are no longer nominated by anything so crude as popular suffrage.

The president is elected by direct, popular, universal suffrage.

Unlike earlier elections for the legislature held under the Fascist era, popular suffrage was not put into effect.

He or she is elected by popular suffrage for a four-year term.

The first post-military-regime president elected by popular suffrage, Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-92), was sworn into office in March 1990.

However, the first local executive elected in Bulusan by popular suffrage was Juan Fortades.

Isn't there a danger in having popular suffrage determine blockbusters?