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nondemocracy

noun

Etymology

From non- + democracy.

  1. derived from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ
  2. derived from dēmocratia
  3. borrowed from democratie
  4. prefixed as nondemocracy — “non + democracy”

Definitions

  1. Any political system that is not democratic.

    • In democracy, the citizens get relatively higher benefits; the elites benefit in nondemocracy.

  2. A regime, country etc. that is not democratic.

    • Jeffrey Toobin, a lawyer and legal commentator, called the move “a grotesque abuse of power by the president of the United States”. “This is the kind of thing that goes on in non-democracies,” Toobin said.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA