undemocratic

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Recent Examples of undemocratic Anything less is undemocratic and simply un-American. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Legislators in other states should pass a law like the one in California to prevent the undemocratic shenanigans that in effect neutered voters in Montana and the Chicago area. Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The move was criticized as an undemocratic attempt to bar other Democrats from competing for the seat. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2026 Giving this White House another two years of unchecked power could lead to even more undemocratic schemes from a president who has shown a disdain for our electoral process and no interest in accountability. Eric H. Holder Jr, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undemocratic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undemocratic
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Vince still exerted autocratic control.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • War could spread beyond Sudan The conflict exploded from a power struggle that emerged following Sudan’s transition to democracy after an uprising forced the military ouster of longtime autocratic President Omar Bashir in April 2019.
    Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Hard to Be a God is about a planet that has not been allowed to advance beyond the Middle Ages, and descended into a filthy, despotic, and violent world.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Remarkably, among the foremost critics of Cuba’s single-party despotic rule is one of Castro’s own daughters, Alina Fernández Revuelta.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Nor was dominance by descendants of the Emerald Isle a case of monarchical nepotism.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Iran’s inclinations toward democracy date at least to 1905, when a revolution diminished monarchical power and established a parliament.
    John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • As someone who dealt with overzealous RAs, thank you for shining a light on their tyrannical ways.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Undemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undemocratic. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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