Assertion: athenian democracy | /r/HasProperty | direct
Facets:
value: in the sense
type: OTHER
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Athenian democracy was not only direct in the sense that decisions were made by the assembled people, but also the most direct in the sense that the people through the assembly, boule and courts of law controlled the entire political process and a large proportion of citizens were involved constantly in the public business.
text: Overall, the Athenian democracy was not only direct in the sense that decisions were made by the assembled people, but also directest in the sense that the people through the assembly, boule, and courts of law controlled the entire political process and a large proportion of citizens were involved constantly in the public business.
text: The Athenian democracy was direct not only in the sense that decisions were made by the assembled people, but also in the sense that the people through the assembly, boulê, and law courts controlled the entire political process, and a large proportion of citizens were involved constantly in public affairs.
text: Athenian democracy was both deliberative and largely direct: some decisions were made by representatives but most were made by ″the people″ directly.