Dictionary entry

Undemocratic

Pronunciation: /ˌʌndɛməˈkratɪk/

Pronunciation

/ˌʌndɛməˈkratɪk/

Myanmar Meaning

ဒီမိုကရေစီ မကျသော၊ မဆန်သော။

Definition

undemocratic /ʌndemǝ'krætÇk / adj ဒီမိုကေရစီက်င့္စဥ္ႏွင့္ ဆန္႔က်င္ေသာ။ undemocratic decisions ❍ an undemocratic regime.

Examples

  1. ‘If these elections had taken place anywhere else in the world they would have been denounced as undemocratic and unfair.’
  2. ‘Councillors have been attacked for being undemocratic over their decision to close a secondary school.’
  3. ‘When a democratic election results in an undemocratic outcome
  4. it's time to reflect.’
  5. ‘There is a growing perception that the decision-making is remote
  6. opaque
  7. and even undemocratic.’
  8. ‘Doctors are contesting the regulations as undemocratic
  9. arbitrary and Draconian.’
  10. ‘The anti-monarchy lobby insist that the monarch is a burden on the taxpayer and undemocratic.’
  11. ‘This is partly because of the increasing recognition of the undemocratic and corrosive effects of secrecy.’
  12. ‘The move was denounced by human rights organisations as racist
  13. undemocratic and discriminatory.’
  14. ‘This being the case
  15. then it would seem to me to be undemocratic for unions and Government to join forces in preventing them from doing so.’
  16. ‘The member who just preceded me said that this is an undemocratic bill.’
  17. ‘The new system operates as a quango and is therefore undemocratic.’
  18. ‘The undemocratic character of the meeting was further underscored by the manner in which it was called.’
  19. ‘It's not just the fact that they're unelected that makes it undemocratic
  20. but the way they are put there.’
  21. ‘All I can add is that I feel increasingly desperate and depressed about our increasingly undemocratic society.’
  22. ‘This divide and rule policy has been as crudely mercenary as it has been undemocratic.’
  23. ‘In this warped environment
  24. an undemocratic opposition movement was born.’
  25. ‘This is a war that would be as immoral as it would be illegal and undemocratic.’
  26. ‘Detaining people in a prison for three months before charging them is a sign of a completely undemocratic society.’
  27. ‘The premier later told reporters that a referendum election is undemocratic and may be illegal.’
  28. ‘Strengthening the hand of undemocratic regimes may be unavoidable in the short term.’