kəmjˈuːnəl dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi tˈeɪks plˈeɪs θɹˈuː ðə "ᵻlˈɛkʃən, dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz" ɐmˌʌŋ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnˌɛɹi, ɔːɹ kˌæmpɪsˈiːnoʊ pˈiːpəlz ænd nˈeɪʃənz, jˈuːzɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn nˈɔːɹmz ænd pɹəsˈiːdʒɚz.
Communal democracy takes place through the "election, designation or nomination of authorities and representatives" among indigenous, originary, or campesino peoples and nations, using their own norms and procedures.