אֵין מַעֲמִידִים פַּרְנָס עַל הַצִּבּוּר אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נִמְלָכִים בַּצִּבּוּר

ביטוי (אנגלית)

A leader should not be placed over a community unless it is consulted

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A person may be appointed as a public leader only after the community has been given the opportunity to express its opinion on the matter. The principle is similar to democratic principles in which the community chooses its leader.

(Rabbi Yitzhak said: A leader should not be appointed over the community unless the community is consulted, as it is said (Exodus 35): 'See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel' - Berakhot 55a)