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Recent Examples of undemocratic
Contra to many prior popes, this See is not afraid to weigh in on the lopsided powers granted to the billionaire class, or an undemocratic state.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
This is a fundamentally undemocratic proposal that is not supported by the majority of Californians.
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Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Critics of the legislation have called the unelected board undemocratic, fearing that whichever interest groups could influence the mayor could drive the future of Indianapolis public education.
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Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
27 Mar. 2026
Anything less is undemocratic and simply un-American.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undemocratic
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
This is a fundamentally undemocratic proposal that is not supported by the majority of Californians.
—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Critics of the legislation have called the unelected board undemocratic, fearing that whichever interest groups could influence the mayor could drive the future of Indianapolis public education.
—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
27 Mar. 2026
Anything less is undemocratic and simply un-American.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undemocratic
Recent Examples of Synonyms 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.
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Sure, but any leader of any country, democratic, nondemocratic, whatever else, is going to want a military that’s competent.
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University students behind more than a year of protests against Vucic's increasingly autocratic rule in Serbia have been demanding early parliamentary elections for over a year but Vucic so far has refrained from setting the date.
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University students behind more than a year of protests against Vucic’s increasingly autocratic rule in Serbia have been demanding early parliamentary elections for over a year, but Vucic so far has refrained from setting the date.
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The pretence of an absolute, irresistible, despotic power, existing in every government somewhere, is incompatible with the first principle of natural right.
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The Academy rules work for countries with democratic governments but not for countries with despotic regimes.
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In a gesture reflecting the move from monarchical privilege to democratic consulting, a committee was convened in the new country to create the Great Seal of the United States.
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So, when republican France went to war with its monarchical neighbors, President Washington declared neutrality.
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This dooms the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), who swoops in and snatches the throne.
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The bony villain is a warlock who stole the throne of Eternia from King Randor and now rules it with a tyrannical fist.
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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undemocratic. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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