illiberal
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Definition of illiberal
a archaic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for illiberal
Synonyms
insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, picayune, provincial, sectarian, small, small-minded
Antonyms
broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant
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Yet no one, including Kristol, ever thought Kristol was a post-liberal, let alone illiberal. — Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, "The Right Liberalism," 11 July 2019 This coalition ran the gamut from the libertarian to the deeply illiberal, but its factions had enough in common for the top brass to keep things moving along. — The Economist, "The president’s takeover of his party is near complete," 19 Apr. 2018 For its part, Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in countries with illiberal political regimes. — Herman Wasserman, Quartz Africa, "Donor-funded African journalism is getting caught between the US and China world view," 9 July 2019 That ruling will likely embolden Republican state lawmakers to entrench their legislative majorities even more aggressively after next year’s census, especially in the states already sliding toward illiberal democracy. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Supreme Court Steps to the Right," 1 July 2019 As a result, criminal justice reform has emerged as a popular issue across the political spectrum, including among conservatives eager to burnish otherwise illiberal credentials. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "No Joe!," 10 June 2019 That the Trump administration is a powerfully illiberal force in the United States today is not a partisan judgment. — Nicole Hemmer, Vox, "Ex-Trump staffers should not get plum jobs at elite universities," 24 July 2018 Their fathers, too, have echoed each other’s illiberal agendas. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump and Netanyahu are playing the same game," 10 Jan. 2018 The consensus is that American politics was far more illiberal in our past than in our present. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "The political tribalism of Andrew Sullivan," 11 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illiberal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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