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Adjective
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Power can be lawful in the abstract and antidemocratic in its application.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Like many of his colleagues, Edwards conceded that Trump and MAGA expressed disturbingly antidemocratic sentiments that exceeded presidential norms.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This is a totalitarian ideological regime.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Paksa restages the medium’s tendency toward repetition but strips it of entertainment value, revealing the medium as an extension of totalitarian control.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another wonderful cold-season brassica, cauliflower can benefit from a head start indoors, which gives it time to be transplanted and reach maturity outdoors before the summer heat becomes too oppressive.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The pain and exhaustion and grief are so real and oppressive, the camera never dares set a foot outside.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Despite his progressive views, he was widely seen as an authoritarian and a despot.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Scientific institutions represent a potential pillar of support for an increasingly authoritarian government.—
Jenna Norton,
STAT,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With this reinvention, the show morphed from a workplace drama into something more like a magisterial airport novel.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 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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“Antirepublican.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antirepublican. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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