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Recent Examples of antidemocratic
This bifurcation, which began during the Reagan years—and was anticipated by Richard Nixon’s administrative presidency—has accelerated in the decades since, fueled by the rise of populism, its political power, and its antidemocratic sentiments.
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Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Transparency and accountability are what separate democracy from authoritarianism and legitimate law enforcement from the secret police in antidemocratic regimes.
—Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet claims the riot was one part of a sprawling, antidemocratic scheme to overturn the election result.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Prabowo’s opponents argue that his record of military brutality and antidemocratic election denialism has merely been obscured by a smart campaign and that power would be dangerous in his hands.
—Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
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Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Transparency and accountability are what separate democracy from authoritarianism and legitimate law enforcement from the secret police in antidemocratic regimes.
—Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet claims the riot was one part of a sprawling, antidemocratic scheme to overturn the election result.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
Prabowo’s opponents argue that his record of military brutality and antidemocratic election denialism has merely been obscured by a smart campaign and that power would be dangerous in his hands.
—Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidemocratic
Adjective
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Instead of one community, which might be described as democratic, there appear separate and distinct communities that must be described as totalitarian.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Caesar's Legion is a straight-up totalitarian dictatorship of LARPers playing Romans.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After a summer of oppressive heat, October is when New York City hits its stride.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Raducanu had her blood pressure taken during the match, which was played in oppressive heat and humidity, before retiring down 6-1, 4-1.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a moving moment of magnanimity, which won’t be given away here, that proves the underlying dignity of a people broken by an authoritarian state.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The plot of His Dark Materials is driven by the long-running conflict between Pullman’s heroine, a bold, lithely intelligent 11-year-old named Lyra, and the Magisterium, an authoritarian incarnation of Christianity.—
Lev Grossman,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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As with previous generations of Russians under autocratic rule, from tsarism to Soviet communism, there was no purpose in worrying about the causes of the storm.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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Embarking on the Ofoten line at Bjørnfjell, the train ran at the edge of a cliff as the fjords emerged below, magisterial in their quiet movement.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Her sound was magisterial and rich, a full-bodied account — until the very end.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Players land on the planet Kairos, which is being ruled by a tyrannical dictator called the Timekeeper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Scott's most recent projects include the 2024 sequel Gladiator II, which starred Paul Mescal as the son of Russell Crowe's Maximus, who squares off against tyrannical twin emperors.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidemocratic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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