undemocratic
adjective
un·dem·o·crat·ic
ˌən-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik 
: not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals
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The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic.
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This underhanded, undemocratic tinkering with the other party’s primary robbed Maryland voters of full choice and of a more serious debate of issues by the party’s nominees.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2025
These setbacks, in Vance’s telling, represent an undemocratic project by some federal judges to undo the election results.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
People from all races and economic and religious backgrounds are opposed to the undemocratic actions of this administration.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The result, however, was not an economic renaissance but financial unrest and undemocratic governance.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2025
These setbacks, in Vance’s telling, represent an undemocratic project by some federal judges to undo the election results.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
People from all races and economic and religious backgrounds are opposed to the undemocratic actions of this administration.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The result, however, was not an economic renaissance but financial unrest and undemocratic governance.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undemocratic
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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undemocratic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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