undemocratic

adjective

un·​dem·​o·​crat·​ic ˌən-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik How to pronounce undemocratic (audio)
: not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals
undemocratically adverb

Examples of undemocratic in a Sentence

The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic.
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Tusk has been trying to reverse changes to the judicial branch that were considered undemocratic by the EU, but his efforts have been hampered by outgoing conservative President Andrzej Duda. Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 The result is that Mr. Erdogan has received very little criticism from allies in Europe and the United States who might once have opposed electoral manipulation or other undemocratic behavior. Amanda Taub, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 After trying and failing for years to pass the land swap as its own bill, in December 2014, McCain and Flake performed a legislative sleight of hand that, while common in Congress, was widely criticized as undemocratic. Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 4 May 2025 That has left dissident filmmakers working under authoritarian or undemocratic regimes with limited pathways to reaching the Oscars. Jake Coyle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undemocratic

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undemocratic was in 1839

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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undemocratic. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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