[LibWhacker]

Part of the problem is there are many names for direct democracy and representative democracy. I've seen direct democracy referred to as just plain old democracy, or sometimes true democracy, or pure democracy,' etc. While representative democracy is sometimes called 'a republic, or parliamentary democracy,' etc. And make no mistake, a parliamentary democracy is different from our republic. But the point is, they are both forms of representative democracy. They are democracies. They are just different interpretations on the theme.

de·moc·ra·cy      /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-mok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun, plural -cies.

1.	government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

2.	a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.

[philman_36]

Reference.com?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

I've got a better source for you than a dictionary...
The World Factbook
Federal republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives.
You'll note that "representative democracy" isn't even listed.
And you'll note here...United States Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition

You aren't going to convince me that America is a democracy of any kind so you may as well quit trying. I'm immune to the agitprop.

[philman_36]

And if you're going to stoop to sourcing reference.com I'm going to source Wikipedia, which is as liberal as it gets and even they've got it right!
Constitutional republic
The United States of America is the oldest constitutional republic in the world.

[mad_as_he$$]

"A Republic, if you can keep it!"

-Ben Franklin