Other Words from illiberal

illiberality \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˌli-bə-ˈra-lə-tē

\ noun

illiberally \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rə-lē

\ adverb

illiberalness \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rəl-nəs

\ noun

Examples of illiberal in a Sentence

an illiberal attitude toward sex an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent

Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, supporters of reproductive health care must also engage in a much larger project to build a liberal democratic order to replace the illiberal order that now governs the US. — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 4 May 2022 According to the University of Gothenburg’s V-Dem Institute, the Republican Party shifted dramatically towards illiberal rhetoric between 2002 and 2018, putting it in proximity to European far-right parties. — Camille Gélix, The Conversation, 3 May 2022 There was no question that leaders of the Azov Battalion and Right Sector championed a chauvinistic, illiberal ethos. — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s emergence as a mini-Trump, who imitates the former president’s hand gestures and makes his state into an illiberal stronghold, is another. — Ruth Ben-ghiat, The New Republic, 15 Apr. 2022 The Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe’s illiberal demagogue de jour, won a comfortable two-thirds majority in parliament, giving Orban a fourth consecutive term in power. — Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2022 The supermajority has allowed Mr. Orban to ram through changes to the Constitution as part of his illiberal agenda. — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022 The question Silberman raises is what to do with people who graduate from law school having been taught that there is only upside to illiberal attacks on speech. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 28 Mar. 2022 But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022 See More

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