: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
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And many conservatives claim this whole system is antidemocratic.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antidemocratic. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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