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- adjective Not based upon
democratic principles
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Examples
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The political moral hazard problem increases the cost of using repression in nondemocratic regimes and in particular, necessitates high wages and policy concessions to the military.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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We show that greater inequality makes the use of the military in nondemocratic regimes more likely and also makes it more difficult for democracies to prevent military coups.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Irving Kristol famously explained that, "The United States will always feel obliged to defend, if possible, a democratic nation under attack from nondemocratic forces, external or internal."
Harry Graver: Libya, American Exceptionalism and John Quincy Adams Harry Graver 2011
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People forget that we have had a revolution here in Tunisia and if Nahda tries to be nondemocratic and misleads the people then they will tell her, Dégage!
On the Campaign Trail With Islamist Democrats Matthew Kaminski 2011
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Of course the experts could instead be chosen by nondemocratic means and insulated from political pressure.
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Irving Kristol famously explained that, "The United States will always feel obliged to defend, if possible, a democratic nation under attack from nondemocratic forces, external or internal."
Harry Graver: Libya, American Exceptionalism and John Quincy Adams Harry Graver 2011
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"Washington is just beginning to wake up to the true nature" of Mr. Erdogan 's government, which has a hidden religious and nondemocratic agenda, Mr. Kilicdaroglu said.
Turkish Party Recasts Image Marc Champion 2010
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Najib Chebbi, a familiar opposition figure who heads the Progressive Democratic Party, ruled out any coalition with Nahda, calling them "a nondemocratic force."
On the Campaign Trail With Islamist Democrats Matthew Kaminski 2011
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We know that only a credible threat of military intervention can convince nondemocratic regimes to abandon their pursuit of nuclear weapons.
What If Gadhafi Had Gone Nuclear? Michael Oren 2011
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Irving Kristol famously explained that, "The United States will always feel obliged to defend, if possible, a democratic nation under attack from nondemocratic forces, external or internal."
Harry Graver: Libya, American Exceptionalism and John Quincy Adams Harry Graver 2011
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