nondemocratic

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Recent Examples of nondemocratic To that end, the party has invested heavily in public diplomacy and influence operations intended to make the global public more accepting of its nondemocratic political system. Daniel Mattingly, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2024 Of the 11 countries that purchased armed drones from China, such as Egypt and Uzbekistan, nine were nondemocratic in the first year of acquisition. Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2020 Most concerning for citizens in nondemocratic countries is that many of these centralized systems rely on an input identity, which can penalize individuals whose gender or ethnicity reduces their autonomy within society. Nikita Sachdev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Unless Americans, our courts, and patriotic legislators are willing to stand up for the law and the Constitution, we are launched on a slippery slope that can only end in a nondemocratic state. Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondemocratic
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  • This undemocratic system is an unintended consequence of Colorado imposing term limits in the 1990s.
    Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There is something incredibly undemocratic and authoritarian for the government to pursue a plan of retribution through legal actions that have no merit.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Nondemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondemocratic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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