undemocratic
adjective
un·dem·o·crat·ic
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Definition of undemocratic
: not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals
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Other Words from undemocratic
undemocratically
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Examples of undemocratic in a Sentence
The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic.
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Populists justify these undemocratic measures by claiming to act on behalf of the people, while undermining legislatures the people put in power. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Great Lie of the Right-Wing Populists," 30 Aug. 2019 Critics lambasted Johnson’s plan, calling it undemocratic and a constitutional crisis. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Queen Approves a Suspension of Parliament amid Brexit Controversy," 29 Aug. 2019 If recirculating tweets of employees of liberal news outlets is undemocratic, why isn’t similar activity by left-wing groups also dangerously authoritarian? — Rich Lowry, National Review, "The New York Times Should Stop Whining," 27 Aug. 2019 The party also had to reckon with its undemocratic past. — New York Times, "Istanbul’s New Mayor Quickly Emerges as a Rival to Erdogan," 3 July 2019 To some this may seem an eccentric, even undemocratic way to pick the leader of an advanced democracy. — R.c., The Economist, "Who are the members of the Conservative Party?," 28 June 2019 El-Sisi was elected president and re-elected in 2018, balloting that human rights groups sharply criticized as undemocratic. — Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, "Egypt’s ousted President Morsi buried after courtroom death," 18 June 2019 Ha’aretz recently discovered that espionage equipment had been sold to numerous undemocratic regimes, including Bangladesh, Angola, Bahrain, Nigeria, UAE, Vietnam, and others. — The New York Review of Books, "Antony Loewenstein," 4 Jan. 2019 El-Sissi was elected president and re-elected in 2018 in votes human rights groups sharply criticized as undemocratic. — Samy Magdy, chicagotribune.com, "Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, ousted in 2013, dies in court while on trial, family says," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undemocratic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undemocratic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undemocratic
: not agreeing with democratic practices or ideals : not democratic
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