antidemocratic

adjective

an·​ti·​dem·​o·​crat·​ic

ˌan-tē-ˌde-mə-ˈkra-tik,

ˌan-ˌtī- 

: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy

Examples of antidemocratic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And since mid-2021, major central banks have struggled to keep inflation low, raising questions from populist and antidemocratic politicians about the merits of an arm’s-length relationship. —Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025

All of this provides leverage to counter Trump’s antidemocratic policies. —Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025

His maneuvering, which has been condemned as autocratic, coincides with his government’s attempt to revive its proposed judicial overhaul, an agenda decried as an antidemocratic power grab designed to weaken the courts. —Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025

Sue Hendrickson, president and CEO of Human Rights First, which advocates against antidemocratic policies, said the new memo is directly aimed at silencing legal opposition to Trump's agenda. —arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for antidemocratic

• bacteriostatic
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• idiosyncratic
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• paleoclimatic
• semiautomatic
• achromatic
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• aliphatic
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• aromatic