undemocratic
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈmɛkrətɪk/
:
antidemocrático
- The new legislation was criticized as undemocratic because it limited citizens' rights to vote.
- undemocratic regime
- undemocratic government
- undemocratic rule
No more group of employers telling us all what to do and employees living in that undemocratic workplace.
- No more group of employers telling us all what to do and employees living in that undemocratic workplace.
- Using the tools of the state to silence people, to follow up political parties, to freeze people's accounts, all of that's undemocratic.
- And I said undemocratic, better than chaotic.
Examples
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In South Asia, where democracy once predominated, India is now surrounded by politically unstable, undemocratic states.
Academic text (2008) -
ROBINSON: Ghana, which is extremely undemocratic, is an appropriate illustration of this very difficult dilemma for Africa.
Academic text (1992) -
Every couple of years we vote for our representatives, yet the rest of our lives is very undemocratic.
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There appeared to be a lot of undemocratic elements in the process of seeking democracy.
Academic text (1990) -
In any case, the West has tended to work with undemocratic forces to keep democracy out of that region.
Academic text (1992) -
We want to break the undemocratic order maintained by bayonets and lies.
Academic text (1990) -
"I quickly learned how corrupt, difficult, and undemocratic politics were in this state," said Honkala.
Blog text (12) -
Many constitutions, such as that of the United States, have undemocratic origins and numerous non-majoritarian features.
Academic text (1992) -
Another structural impediment to democracy in Congo is the country's undemocratic political culture.
Academic text (1994) -
To classify people according to "worth" is undemocratic, anti-human, and a vestige of a barbarous past.
Blog text (26)
Synonyms
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7.5
Against a government where people vote to choose leaders
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8.2
A government that holds elections but limits freedoms and controls the media
Antonyms
How Democratic
Surface Forms
Morphology
undemocratic = democratic (transparent) = un + democracy + ic
A straightforward negative prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'democratic' yields the expected meaning 'not democratic'.
Etymology
Undemocratic is made of the negative un- meaning 'not' and democratic, from democracy meaning 'rule by the people'. So, something undemocratic is 'not rule by the people' and does not give people power or a fair choice.