: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
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In some places, these rules have a loftier goal: to prevent the rise of antidemocratic extremism of the kind that has engulfed democracies—and especially European democracies—in the past.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The antidemocratic policy changes made in Texas and a handful of other states contribute to this slide.
—Katie Scofield, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
His aggressively antidemocratic ideas have found a receptive audience among powerful conservatives, including Vice President-elect JD Vance.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet just a few months later, the European Union offered Georgia candidate status, a massive boost to the prestige of a government that had already demonstrated its antidemocratic instincts.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The antidemocratic policy changes made in Texas and a handful of other states contribute to this slide.
—Katie Scofield, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
His aggressively antidemocratic ideas have found a receptive audience among powerful conservatives, including Vice President-elect JD Vance.
—New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Yet just a few months later, the European Union offered Georgia candidate status, a massive boost to the prestige of a government that had already demonstrated its antidemocratic instincts.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antidemocratic. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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