: opposed or hostile to the theories or policies of democracy
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It was evaluated along with 24 other strategies intended to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity.
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Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet claims the riot was one part of a sprawling, antidemocratic scheme to overturn the election result.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Several prominent tech figures, most notably Musk and Thiel, have embraced an antidemocratic worldview.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
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Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet claims the riot was one part of a sprawling, antidemocratic scheme to overturn the election result.
—Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
The country’s far right, which now controls 30 percent of Parliament, has normalized radical antidemocratic rhetoric and mobilized a disenchanted electorate that sees liberal governance not as a safeguard but as a barrier to reform.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
Several prominent tech figures, most notably Musk and Thiel, have embraced an antidemocratic worldview.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
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“Antidemocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antidemocratic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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