nondemocratic

adjective

non·​dem·​o·​crat·​ic ˌnän-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik 

: not democratic: such as

a

: not believing in or practicing democracy

nondemocratic countries

b

usually non-Democratic : not of or relating to the Democratic Party in the U.S.

non-Democratic candidates/voters

Examples of nondemocratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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, 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

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

One involves direct cooperation among nondemocratic powers, most notably China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. —Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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