nondemocratic

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Recent Examples of nondemocratic Sure, but any leader of any country, democratic, nondemocratic, whatever else, is going to want a military that’s competent. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2026 In nondemocratic regimes, senior officials wall themselves off from reality because their underlings are afraid to deliver bad news. 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 See All Example Sentences for nondemocratic
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undemocratic
Adjective
  • The injustices faced by Black people serve as a gauge for how undemocratic and divisive the world has been and still is.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • The upper chamber’s undemocratic character has been warped further by the filibuster.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

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“Nondemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondemocratic. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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