undemocratically
By executive fiat
Undemocratically means in a way that violates or bypasses democratic principles—without proper voting, representation, or consent of the governed.
The committee undemocratically appointed its own successor.
The word often carries criticism, implying that a process that should have been open was instead imposed from above.
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- autocracyRule by one
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
junta · regime · oligarchy · absolutism · centralized · top-down · decree · fiat
Forced onto others
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- nonconsensualWithout voluntary agreement
constrained · pressured · bullied · intimidated · railroaded · strongarmed · steamrolled · pushed through
Biased toward one side
- factionalOf competing subgroups
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- nepotisticShowing favoritism toward relatives
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
favoritism · discriminatory · exclusionary · elitist · clubby · insider · corrupt · self-serving
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- unelectedNot chosen by voters
appointed · anointed · backroom · closed-door · secretive · opaque · unaccountable · unchallenged
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- autocracyRule by one
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
dictatorship · junta · regime · oligarchy · absolutism · centralized · top-down · decree · fiat · mandate
imposed
Forced onto others
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
nonconsensual · constrained · pressured · bullied · intimidated · railroaded · strongarmed · steamrolled · pushed through · overridden
partisan
Biased toward one side
- factionalOf competing subgroups
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- nepotisticShowing favoritism toward relatives
cronyism · favoritism · discriminatory · exclusionary · elitist · clubby · insider · corrupt · self-serving · unrepresentative
gerrymandering
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
unelected · appointed · anointed · backroom · closed-door · secretive · opaque · unaccountable · unchallenged · rubber-stamped
undemocraticallydemocratically
By majority decision
constitutionally · representatively · transparently · accountably · pluralistically
democrat, democracy, democratic, democratically, undemocratic, democracies, democrats, democratize, democratized