undemocratic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But the position was essentially that of an in-house political scientist, assessing foreign investment risk under various undemocratic regimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"Her uncompromising leadership repeatedly freed the nation from undemocratic conditions and inspired people to strive for freedom."
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
“It’s undemocratic, it’s wrong, and it needs to be stopped,” Gallagher said in a social media post Tuesday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
This difference – between being forced into consequences and choosing them – is the line between offering democratic reasons and making an undemocratic threat.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
My argument was that it was as undemocratic to specify that the leaders had to be from the working class as to declare that they should be bourgeois intellectuals.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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