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anti-democracy

anti-democracy

1 8.1
Opposition to a government where people vote for leaders
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.ti.dɪˈmɒk.rə.si/
translation icon : antidemocracia

You cannot both be pro American and anti democracy.

Examples

  • There seems to be an anti-democracy undercurrent similar to some Muslim states in the Middle East.

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  • As communism, the architect of global anti-democracy movements, failed, so too will the anti-Americanism of Europe fail.

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  • The posters are equally flooding websites in Ukraine and around the world with their anti-democracy, pro-despot postings.

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  • He's a blatant anti-democracy, anti-republic authoritarian.

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  • The government faced widespread criticism for its anti-democracy policies that suppressed free speech.

  • Activists rallied against the rising anti-democracy sentiments in the country, advocating for greater political freedoms.

  • Many citizens expressed concern about the anti-democracy movements gaining traction, fearing a loss of their rights.

Synonyms

antidemocratic
vsanti-democracy
1 7.5

Against a government where people vote to choose leaders

is the noun name for that opposition rather than an adjective
illiberalism
vsanti-democracy
  • Literature
9.3

A government policy that limits people's freedoms and weakens democracy

focuses on opposing the principles or practice of citizen rule rather than restricting freedoms

Antonyms

782 1.6

A system of government where people choose leaders by free elections

How Opposed

anti-democracy
1 8.1
neutrality
22 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

anti-democracy = democracy (transparent) = anti + democracy

The meaning is directly composed of the prefix 'anti-' meaning against and the base noun 'democracy'.

Etymology

Anti-democracy begins with anti-, a common part meaning 'against', as in antiwar, and ends with democracy, which means 'rule by the people'. So anti-democracy simply means being 'against rule by the people', which is why it describes opposition to democratic systems.