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overdemocracy

overdemocracy noun: excessive democracy.

Noun

overdemocracy (uncountable)

  1. Excessive democracy.
    • Australia was a frontier society through and through. Thus, he said, its one major flaw was its overdemocracy. But as he argued in his closing words, overdemocracy was made up for by the heartiness and equality of the people and of the society they had made.2004, Edward Beasley, Mid-Victorian Imperialists

Origin of overdemocracy

From over- + democracy.

Questions about overdemocracy

What does overdemocracy mean?
Overdemocracy means excessive democracy.
What part of speech is overdemocracy?
Overdemocracy is a noun.

Words near overdemocracy in the dictionary

  1. overdelivering
  2. overdelivers
  3. overdemand
  4. overdemanding
  5. overdemands
  6. overdemocracy
  7. overdemocratic
  8. overdense
  9. overdensities
  10. overdensity
  11. overdenture

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