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Recent Examples of undemocratic
Giving this White House another two years of unchecked power could lead to even more undemocratic schemes from a president who has shown a disdain for our electoral process and no interest in accountability.
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Eric H. Holder Jr, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
State involvement helps combat congressional self-dealing and undemocratic incumbent retrenchment, while congressional oversight helps curb state abuses, such as malapportionment and partisan vote suppression.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Eric H. Holder Jr, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
State involvement helps combat congressional self-dealing and undemocratic incumbent retrenchment, while congressional oversight helps curb state abuses, such as malapportionment and partisan vote suppression.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undemocratic
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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
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In nondemocratic regimes, senior officials wall themselves off from reality because their underlings are afraid to deliver bad news.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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This means that filmmakers out of favor with autocratic regimes—including, in Iran, some of the nation’s greatest artists—don’t stand a chance, and some of the most notable recent Iranian films have been submitted by other countries.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The civil wars that followed were ignited by violent crackdowns by autocratic rulers of those states, even as outside powers, including Iran in Syria, quickly intervened to prolong the fighting and support their allies.—
Frederic Wehrey,
Time,
24 Mar. 2026
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The monarchist movement has not governed Iran since 1979, and its corrupt, despotic leader was overthrown in the revolution.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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My ability to complete Ballot during a genocide and despotic takeover hinged on confronting these uncomfortable truths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Nor was dominance by descendants of the Emerald Isle a case of monarchical nepotism.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s inclinations toward democracy date at least to 1905, when a revolution diminished monarchical power and established a parliament.—
John M. Crisp,
Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Enslaved by a tyrannical regime for nearly half a century, everyday Iranians long passionately for their freedom, as the rebellion earlier this year showed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undemocratic. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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