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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The researchers created a browser extension that can push down or move up posts in users’ X feeds that display attitudes linked to polarization, such as partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices.
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Voters also backed a proposal to change the constitution, with nearly two-thirds in favor of replacing a charter put in place after a 2014 military coup, which critics say gave too much power to an undemocratic senate.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This Department of Justice has no tolerance for undemocratic judicial activism.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
That is unacceptably cruel, corrupt, and undemocratic.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Voters also backed a proposal to change the constitution, with nearly two-thirds in favor of replacing a charter put in place after a 2014 military coup, which critics say gave too much power to an undemocratic senate.
—Reuters, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This Department of Justice has no tolerance for undemocratic judicial activism.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
That is unacceptably cruel, corrupt, and undemocratic.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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