antidemocratic

British  

/ ˌæntɪˌdɛməˈkrætɪk /

adjective

1. opposed to the principles or practice of democracy

   anti-democratic forces

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Example Sentences

Dewey regarded the vocational orientation of education as profoundly antidemocratic, because it limited real intellectual development to the college-going elite.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her commitment to nonviolent change dates to the days of antidemocratic strongman Hugo Chávez.

From The Wall Street Journal

By portraying Moses as an antidemocratic despot, Caro understates the extent to which his actions reflected the mainstream political thinking of the time.

From Slate

If the court’s legal reasoning is correct, obeying the rule of law produces an antidemocratic result.

From New York Times

Democracy is vulnerable to antidemocratic power.

From Salon