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undemocratic

British  
/ ˌʌndɛməˈkrætɪk /

adjective

  1. not characterized by, derived from, or relating to the principles of democracy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Two independent MPs are calling for changes to the way seats on parliamentary committees are allocated, saying the current system is "undemocratic".

From BBC Mar. 1, 2025

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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