UNDEMOCRATIC Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

undemocratic

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Recent Examples of undemocratic The upper chamber’s undemocratic character has been warped further by the filibuster. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 And all this is happening while the economy has globalized — something that many political economists thought would encourage democracy among previously undemocratic nations. — José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Biden likened the matches to Roman gladiator fights staged by 1st century emperors during undemocratic times. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undemocratic

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Particularly in authoritarian or nondemocratic nation-states, journalists can be jailed or harassed for doing their job of reporting on abuses of power.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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

Definition of nondemocratic

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Both in Serbia and Hungary, many have expressed hope that ousting their autocratic governments would open up a chance for a new generation of political representation and genuine democratic participation.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
On Sunday night, its capital, Belgrade, was the scene of a celebration of peace and joy after parliamentary elections turned out an autocratic ruling party, in a win for a student movement that has no leader and largely put up nonstudent candidates.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of autocratic

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Any transgression of new standards of speech and behavior could put someone at risk of social banishment, in the truly despotic shape of cancellation.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The comedy of errors that follows as Ina attempts to solve the nation’s problems, from traffic congestion to energy crisis, doubles as a critique of the despotic regime and the tumult of living in such hellish times.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of despotic

Adjective

In 1381, England’s working class grabbed their pitchforks and rose against tyrannical landlords, extortionate taxes, and the stranglehold of serfdom.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
But the guards did not become tyrannical, as in the Stanford experiment.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tyrannical

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