undemocratic

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as in nondemocratic

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Recent Examples of undemocratic It was undertaken under undemocratic conditions. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Critics of the legislation have called the unelected board undemocratic, fearing that whichever interest groups could influence the mayor could drive the future of Indianapolis public education. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026 Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson argue that when wealth is concentrated at the top, elites become willing to back undemocratic candidates to protect their assets from redistribution. — Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 Regardless of why Americans express neutrality, those who do so are just as likely to vote for authoritarian politicians as the relatively small number of Americans (less than 1 in 5) who explicitly support undemocratic practices. — Matthew E.k. Hall, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undemocratic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undemocratic
  1. nondemocratic
  2. autocratic
  3. despotic
  4. monarchical
  5. tyrannical
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  • Particularly in authoritarian or nondemocratic nation-states, journalists can be jailed or harassed for doing their job of reporting on abuses of power.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
  • Sure, but any leader of any country, democratic, nondemocratic, whatever else, is going to want a military that’s competent.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of nondemocratic
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  • University students behind more than a year of protests against Vucic's increasingly autocratic rule in Serbia have been demanding early parliamentary elections for over a year but Vucic so far has refrained from setting the date.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • University students behind more than a year of protests against Vucic’s increasingly autocratic rule in Serbia have been demanding early parliamentary elections for over a year, but Vucic so far has refrained from setting the date.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of autocratic
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  • Loss of credibility leads to loss of legitimacy in a despotic regime.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The pretence of an absolute, irresistible, despotic power, existing in every government somewhere, is incompatible with the first principle of natural right.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of despotic
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  • Zelizer said Trump’s financial entanglements might be the most monarchical part of his administration.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • As much as words held power, so too did symbols, especially those reflecting monarchical versus colonial power.
    — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of monarchical
Adjective
  • Woody and Buzz have survived sadistic neighbors, evil toys and tyrannical daycare rulers.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • This dooms the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), who swoops in and snatches the throne.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 23 June 2026
Definition of tyrannical

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