sham election
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- ballotVoting document
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- dictatorRuler with total control
puppet · facade · farce · authoritarian · rubber-stamp · predetermined · manipulation · strongman · opposition · suppression · landslide · propaganda · illegitimate · boycott · observers · turnout · coercion · intimidation
- authoritarianismautocracy, absolutism, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
sham electionfree choice
Unrestricted decision-making power
democratic process · popular sovereignty · self-determination · consent of the governed · representative government