democratic deficit

基本解释

The Economist concedes that our rescue plan begins with a democratic deficit that needs to be fixed if steps towards closer fiscal union are to work.
《經濟學人》承認，如果針對財政聯盟的措施要起傚的話，我們的救援計劃需要從國內赤字開始。
Yet the EU's real failing is not a democratic or institutional deficit—it is what the Centre for European Reform, a London think-tank, has termed a “delivery deficit”.
而歐盟真正的失敗不是民主上的或制度上的不足--而是倫敦歐洲改革中心所說的"傳遞不足"。
The democratic deficit, the erosion of social capital and the question of shared values prevailed in modern society are the consequences of the loss of active citizenship.
現代社會普遍存在的民主的赤字、社會資本的銷蝕和共享價值的迷失都是主動公民身份消解的後果。

While praising the president's eloquence, Republicans asserted that he failed to deliver specifics, and re-stated criticisms that Democratic proposals would impose new tax burdens on Americans and small businesses and add to deficit spending.

But Germany's focus on discipline is arguably an attempt to fix a democratic deficit.
ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
When, as now, the economy is thriving, the place hardly seems preoccupied with its democratic deficit.
ECONOMIST: Democracy deferred
The parliament has long accrued power by arguing that it offers a cure for the democratic deficit in European construction.
ECONOMIST: European politics

any situation in which there is believed to be a lack of democratic accountability and control over the decision-making process