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In nondemocratic regimes, senior officials wall themselves off from reality because their underlings are afraid to deliver bad news.
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Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
One involves direct cooperation among nondemocratic powers, most notably China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
What happens in nondemocratic countries One way to see how important a robust civil society can be is to look at what happens in countries that do not have one.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
Most concerning for citizens in nondemocratic countries is that many of these centralized systems rely on an input identity, which can penalize individuals whose gender or ethnicity reduces their autonomy within society.
—Nikita Sachdev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
One involves direct cooperation among nondemocratic powers, most notably China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
What happens in nondemocratic countries One way to see how important a robust civil society can be is to look at what happens in countries that do not have one.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025
Most concerning for citizens in nondemocratic countries is that many of these centralized systems rely on an input identity, which can penalize individuals whose gender or ethnicity reduces their autonomy within society.
—Nikita Sachdev, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondemocratic
undemocratic
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The 16-year illiberal, undemocratic, authoritarian rule of Viktor Orbán is ending.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places—Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies—where only death could pry power from the ruling elders.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Nondemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondemocratic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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