Antonyms for undemocratic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dem-uh-krat-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪk

Definition of undemocratic

Origin : c.1600, from French démocratique, from Medieval Latin democraticus, from Greek demokratikos "of or for democracy; favoring democracy," from demokratia (see democracy). Earlier was democratian (1570s).
As a political faction name, from 1790 in reference to France. U.S. political usage (with a capital D) attested from c.1800. The party originally was the Anti-Federal party, then the Democratic-Republican (Democratic for short). It formed among those opposed to extensive powers for the U.S. federal government. The name of the party was not formally shortened to Democratic until 1829. Democratic socialism is attested from 1849.

As in totalitarian : adj dictatorial

Example sentences :

Because we are serving notice that we are against a system that is political and undemocratic.
Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson

The attitude of Socialists toward the courts of law is undemocratic.
Extract from : « Why I am opposed to socialism » by Various

Much of the old poetry should be discouraged for it is debased and undemocratic.
Extract from : « The Literature of Ecstasy » by Albert Mordell

It is valuable in our democracy in proportion as it is undemocratic.
Extract from : « Congressional Government » by Woodrow Wilson

All this is undemocratic and unwholesome in the highest degree.
Extract from : « Aliens or Americans? » by Howard B. Grose

They are undemocratic, and are not in accord with American ideas.
Extract from : « A School History of the Great War » by Albert E. McKinley, Charles A. Coulomb, and Armand J. Gerson

It embraces many points that are considered, from the standpoint of the Anglo-Saxon, undemocratic.
Extract from : « Japan and the California Problem » by Toyokichi Iyenaga

It is an undemocratic custom which every sensible man deplores but sees no way around.
Extract from : « The Book of Business Etiquette » by Nella Henney

There was opposition to the Congressional caucus from the beginning, for such a method was regarded as undemocratic.
Extract from : « Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition » by J.A. James

To throw the burden upon the government's representative is undemocratic; to risk constantly increasing rent is false economy.
Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan

Synonyms for undemocratic

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