Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Opposing democracy or popular government.
- In the United States, opposed or contrary to the principles of the Democratic party.
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- adjective Opposed to the
tenets ofdemocracy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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American ones, but also for nurturing "antidemocratic" thinking and attitudes they acquired from British writers.
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Sanderson described the pope's comments as "antidemocratic" and accused him of interfering in Britain's political process.
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But he reserved his greatest disdain for the pope and the rest of the priestly hierarchy, whose "antidemocratic" philosophy was alternatively
ajc.com - News 2010
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Himmelberger said Brown supporters have resorted to an "antidemocratic" tactic by stealing signs.
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They'll spend all the money in the world on heroic interventions but are rather miserly in spending to prevent the need for them in the first place. cleek get ready to hear a lot more of the word "antidemocratic"
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Judicial review has an antidemocratic quality in that unelected judges are invalidating the choice of popularly elected officials.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Second, recognizing that the Constitution is itself antimajoritarian lessens the concern that judicial review is antidemocratic.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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The Constitution is thus profoundly antidemocratic in that it limits what the majority at any moment can do.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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The criticism of judicial review as being antidemocratic because it strikes down majoritarian decisions is based on a simplistic definition of democracy.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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But this argument ignores the fact that the Constitution itself is antidemocratic; any enforcement of the Constitution to strike down what a political majority wants also will be antidemocratic.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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