antidemocratically

adverb

Contrary to democracy; in a way that opposes democracy.

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Meanings

adverbantidemocratically (comparative more antidemocratically, superlative most antidemocratically)

comparative more antidemocratically · superlative most antidemocratically

  1. Contrary to democracy; in a way that opposes democracy.

    Yet, at the same time, an overabundance of obfuscation also acts to promote antidemocratically a reliance on specialists and experts to give meaning to policy choices.

    2008, Jacob Park, Ken Conca, Matthias Finger, The crisis of global environmental governance, page 164

Origin

From antidemocratic + -ally.

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Translations

Italian antidemocraticamente
  • antidemocraticamentecontrary to democracy
Portuguese antidemocraticamente
  • antidemocraticamentecontrary to democracy
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