: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
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This despite Orbán’s unsavory reputation inside the European Union due to his antidemocratic behavior and hostility toward Ukraine.
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Male lawmakers also used antidemocratic rhetoric nearly twice as frequently as female members of Congress.
—Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
This does not mean that efforts to delegitimize the results of the election—or the possibility that antidemocratic forces may try to mount a sustained attack on the electoral system—should be taken lightly.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
The first to learn about the antidemocratic effects of the new monopolization and its centrality to the neoliberal project.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Male lawmakers also used antidemocratic rhetoric nearly twice as frequently as female members of Congress.
—Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
This does not mean that efforts to delegitimize the results of the election—or the possibility that antidemocratic forces may try to mount a sustained attack on the electoral system—should be taken lightly.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
The first to learn about the antidemocratic effects of the new monopolization and its centrality to the neoliberal project.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antidemocratic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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