In contrast to democracy where citizens are able to participate in the making of decisions that affect them, electocracy sees decision-making limited to an elected individual or group who may then govern in an arbitrary and unaccountable manner until the next election.
与公民能够参与制定影响他们的决策的民主相反，选主制主张决策仅限于当选的个人或者团体，并且他们可以以专制和不负责任的方式进行治理，直到下一次选举。