▁as ▁broad ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁opinions ▁as ▁possible , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁systems ▁where ▁minor ity ▁opinions ▁can ▁potentially ▁be ▁ignored ▁by ▁vote - win ning ▁major ities . ▁The ▁latter ▁systems ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁Major itar ian ▁Dem ocracy . ▁ ▁Cons ensus ▁dem ocracy ▁also ▁features ▁increased ▁citiz en ▁participation ▁both ▁in ▁determ ining ▁the ▁political ▁ag enda ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁decision - making ▁process ▁itself . ▁Some ▁have ▁pointed ▁to ▁develop ments ▁in ▁information ▁and ▁communication ▁technology ▁as ▁potential ▁facil it ators ▁of ▁such ▁systems , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁Dem ocracy OS ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁Cons ensus ▁dem ocracy ▁is ▁most ▁closely ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁certain ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Switzerland , ▁Germany , ▁Den mark , ▁Leb anon , ▁Sweden , ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁Belg ium , ▁where ▁cons ensus ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁feature ▁of ▁political ▁culture , ▁particularly ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁dom ination ▁of ▁one ▁lingu istic ▁or ▁cultural ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁process . ▁The ▁term ▁con soci ational ▁state ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁to ▁describe ▁countries ▁with ▁such ▁cons ensus ▁based ▁political ▁systems . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁system ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Pol der model . ▁Many ▁parties ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁call ▁for ▁applying ▁cons ensus ▁dem ocracy ▁( ال د ي م ق ر ا ط ي ة ▁ال ت و ا ف ق ي ة ), ▁especially ▁at ▁times ▁of ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁In ▁Canada