undemocratically

Examples

• All

• Muoi was also a main target of disgruntled former guerrilla leaders from the south, who felt that he was too "northern," too bureaucratic, and had undemocratically bulldozed a southern candidate in his election as premier.

  Academic text (1992)

• They're contracts that undemocratically give some people tremendous power over others.

  ReasonTV

• The way he selected his cabinet-level representative led some club leaders to complain that it was done undemocratically.

  Academic text (2002)

• It was hustled into reality in the post-9/11 environment so quickly, secretively, and undemocratically that our Bill of Rights had been clocked with a one-two punch well before any of us.

  Academic text (2003)

• By injecting transparency into privatization policy making, Itamar Franco was seen as pulling the curtain on the wizards of state and financial interests who were selling the patrimony of the nation undemocratically, without the say of the people.

  Academic text (1998)

• The new laws were implemented undemocratically, sparking protests from citizens who felt their voices were ignored.

• The board made an undemocratically decision to remove the committee members without any vote.

• Many residents believe the changes to zoning laws were made undemocratically, without consulting the community.

Synonyms

A

autocratically

vsundemocratically

1 8.1

To act with complete power without asking other people what they think

expresses a general failure to follow democratic procedures rather than single-person rule

Antonyms

D

democratically

48 3.7

In a way where people choose leaders and make decisions by voting

How Democratic

democratically

48 3.7

undemocratically

1 7.1

autocratically

1 8.1

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Etymology