: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
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Several prominent tech figures, most notably Musk and Thiel, have embraced an antidemocratic worldview.
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Experts say the moves will create a vacuum for promoting freedom and representative government, and could accelerate what many see as antidemocratic trends around the world.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been under government surveillance for years, suspected of antidemocratic activity.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
These fissures are where Islamism leaps in to segregate, cohort, and indoctrinate with antidemocratic illiberal Islamist values forming the milieu ripe for radicalization, including terrorism and evolutionary jihad.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Experts say the moves will create a vacuum for promoting freedom and representative government, and could accelerate what many see as antidemocratic trends around the world.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been under government surveillance for years, suspected of antidemocratic activity.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
These fissures are where Islamism leaps in to segregate, cohort, and indoctrinate with antidemocratic illiberal Islamist values forming the milieu ripe for radicalization, including terrorism and evolutionary jihad.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antidemocratic. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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