undemocratic
adjective
un·dem·o·crat·ic
ˌən-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik 
: not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals
Examples of undemocratic in a Sentence
The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic.
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The development of that process rendered the practice of party officials running their party—a concept widely accepted in other representative systems that would prove useful today— undemocratic.
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Lawrence R. Jacobs / Made By History, TIME, 22 July 2024
No matter whom the Democrats chose as their nominee, there is nothing undemocratic about the process of replacing Biden on the ticket, said Rick Hasen, an election law expert and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
Recently, and after only a few weeks, the commission issued preliminary recommendations that amount to an undemocratic attack on the City Council’s role in police oversight.
—Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
But these can come to seem undemocratic and can further fan the flames of populism.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Lawrence R. Jacobs / Made By History, TIME, 22 July 2024
No matter whom the Democrats chose as their nominee, there is nothing undemocratic about the process of replacing Biden on the ticket, said Rick Hasen, an election law expert and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
Recently, and after only a few weeks, the commission issued preliminary recommendations that amount to an undemocratic attack on the City Council’s role in police oversight.
—Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
But these can come to seem undemocratic and can further fan the flames of populism.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 8 July 2024
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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undemocratic. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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