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anti-democratic

anti-democratic adjective: opposing the democratic process or democracy, especially by the use of force.

Adjective

anti-democratic (comparative more anti-democratic, superlative most anti-democratic)

  1. opposing the democratic process or democracy, especially by the use of force
  2. enforcing views contrary to that of a majority of the public

Forms of anti-democratic

comparativemore anti-democratic
superlativemost anti-democratic
alternative formantidemocratic

Origin of anti-democratic

From anti- + democratic.

Questions about anti-democratic

What does anti-democratic mean?
Anti-democratic means opposing the democratic process or democracy, especially by the use of force.
What part of speech is anti-democratic?
Anti-democratic is an adjective.

Words near anti-democratic in the dictionary

  1. anti-de Sitter spaces
  2. Anti-Defecation League
  3. anti-degenerate
  4. anti-degradable
  5. anti-democracy
  6. anti-democratic
  7. anti-depressant
  8. anti-depressants
  9. anti-depression
  10. anti-detriment
  11. anti-devolutionist

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