antidemocracy
Opposing popular rule
Antidemocracy describes opposition to democratic systems of government or the principles underlying them—popular sovereignty, free elections, majority rule.
The term characterizes movements, regimes, or ideologies that reject democratic governance: antidemocracy forces seized control of the parliament.
As a noun, it names the stance itself: The rise of antidemocracy in the region alarmed observers.
Forcible prevention or concealment
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
intimidation · coercion · purges · blacklisting · surveillance · secret-police · detention · disappearances
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
illiberalism · statism · monarchism · militarism · nationalism · jingoism · nativism · populism
Unchecked single-ruler government
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- exploitationSelfish use of others
silencing · marginalization · discrimination · torture · exile · banishment
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
cabal · oligarchs · powerbrokers · patronage · self-coup
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
gerrymandering · intimidation · coercion · purges · blacklisting · surveillance · secret-police · detention · disappearances · curfew
authoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
absolutism · illiberalism · statism · monarchism · militarism · nationalism · jingoism · nativism · populism · chauvinism
dictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- subjugationForcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
exploitation · silencing · marginalization · discrimination · torture · exile · banishment
nepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
cartel · cabal · oligarchs · powerbrokers · patronage · self-coup
antidemocracydemocracy
Rule by the people
pro-democracy · democratic governance · popular sovereignty · self-governance · republicanism
antidemocracypro-democracy
Supporting citizen governance
democratic ideals · democratic values · egalitarianism · political equality · participatory democracy