antidemocratic
Opposing popular rule
Antidemocratic describes actions, policies, or attitudes that oppose or undermine democratic principles—free elections, majority rule, protection of minority rights, or citizen participation in government.
An antidemocratic regime might suppress voting, silence opposition, or concentrate power.
The court ruled the measure antidemocratic.
Critics called the backroom deal antidemocratic.
Unchecked single-ruler government
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- autocracyRule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- oligarchyRule by few
junta · fascism · absolutism · illiberalism · regime · centralization · tyranny · one-party state
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- media controlAuthority over broadcast content
state media · surveillance · repression · persecution · intimidation · book banning · press restrictions · blackout
Tactics discouraging ballot access
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- electoral fraudIllegal election manipulation
- poll taxesPer-person voting levies
rigged elections · exclusion · marginalization · discrimination · inequality · disenfranchised · vote manipulation · stolen election
dictatorship
Unchecked single-ruler government
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- autocracyRule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
oligarchy · junta · fascism · absolutism · illiberalism · regime · centralization · tyranny · one-party state · strongman
censorship
Official content restriction
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
media control · state media · surveillance · repression · persecution · intimidation · book banning · press restrictions · blackout · crackdown
voter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- electoral fraudIllegal election manipulation
rigged elections · poll taxes · exclusion · marginalization · discrimination · inequality · disenfranchised · vote manipulation · stolen election · corruption
antidemocraticdemocratic
Government by the people
pro-democracy · prodemocratic · democracy · egalitarian · pluralistic
antidemocraticdemocratic
Government by the people
pro-democracy · egalitarian · fair · inclusive · enfranchising
democracy, democratic, demo, democrat, demos, undemocratic, democratize, democratically, democratization