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Recent Examples of antidemocratic
Like many of his colleagues, Edwards conceded that Trump and MAGA expressed disturbingly antidemocratic sentiments that exceeded presidential norms.
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Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
By partly neutralizing criticism that its leaders are elitist or antidemocratic, the right has been able to focus on issues that play to its strengths.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That is why critics of gerrymandering are right to regard it as antidemocratic.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bukele’s relationship with the U.S. grew more complicated at the start of the Biden administration, which was openly critical of some of his antidemocratic actions.
—Marcos Aleman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
By partly neutralizing criticism that its leaders are elitist or antidemocratic, the right has been able to focus on issues that play to its strengths.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That is why critics of gerrymandering are right to regard it as antidemocratic.
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Bukele’s relationship with the U.S. grew more complicated at the start of the Biden administration, which was openly critical of some of his antidemocratic actions.
—Marcos Aleman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidemocratic
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The president’s controversial response to the article seemed to take aim at the column’s calls for order and authority, which Petro appeared to compare to the totalitarian regime under Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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The new Hulu spin-off follows the teen girls of Gilead, who grow up with a far different view of the totalitarian regime than the Handmaids.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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The story began with Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, getting hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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But amid all the oppressive government’s inculcation in the name of plummeting birthrates, girls will be girls.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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How the inextricable combinations of lyrical narratives and distortion-addled arrangements served as salient commentaries on authoritarian power and artificial intelligence, as well as science denialism, knee-bending capitulation and unrestrained wealth.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Critics have called it an unnecessary authoritarian takeover of the District, which has seen its crime statistics fall in recent years.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the King would later establish the Instrument of Foundation of the Royal Academy as a more autocratic counterpart.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Putin was also at the parade, with the three autocratic leaders putting on an unprecedented show of unity.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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This magisterial polemic demonstrates how what may appear to be distant American history remains acutely relevant.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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But the magisterial opera composer Franz Schreker was shattered by the events of 1933 and died of a stroke the following year.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Independence for the 13 colonies was in the interest of anyone, anywhere, who believed the only remedy for tyrannical authority was for people to govern themselves.—
Michael Kazin,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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However, to embrace his destiny Adam must become He-Man, return to his home planet, reclaim the Sword of Power and save his people from the tyrannical Skeletor.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidemocratic. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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