nondemocratic

adjective

non·​dem·​o·​crat·​ic ˌnän-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce nondemocratic (audio)
: 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 Among other things, Saudi officials want a NATO-level alliance with the United States in which an attack on one is an attack on all, long a taboo among US policymakers who do not want to be committed to coming to the defense of a nondemocratic monarchy in case of war. Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023 Among other things, Saudi officials want a NATO-level alliance with the United States in which an attack on one is an attack on all, long a taboo among American policymakers who do not want to be committed to coming to the defense of a nondemocratic monarchy in case of war. Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 29 July 2023 This thinking—embodied in the Washington consensus—held that foreign investment would spur economic modernization and loosen a nondemocratic government’s grip on the national economy. Abel Escribà-Folch, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2021 The survey also found that, for the first time, support in Israel for a nondemocratic regime — unequal rights between Israelis and Palestinians — is stronger than that for a two-state solution. Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023 And many of them scolded Biden over his choice to exclude the region’s nondemocratic governments. William Neuman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 America and its democratic allies, even at their best, are not strong and united enough to handle the world’s geopolitical challenges without enlisting the help of nondemocratic and even antidemocratic partners. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022 In recent years, the IOC has sought to justify awarding the Games to nondemocratic states such as China and Russia as a means of encouraging reform. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2022 The themes, motifs and aesthetics on display when the Grand Egyptian Museum opens this year will tell us a lot about how culture will be used by nondemocratic governments around the world. Washington Post, 10 June 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nondemocratic was in 1849

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“Nondemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondemocratic. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.

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