Anti-democratic
Definition
Contrary to democracy and its fundamental principles; violating civil liberties, equality before the law, and the rule of law. The term characterizes governing systems, doctrines, manifestations, or structural decisions that exclude the free participation of the people in public life, promoting instead the oppressive centralization of power.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-democratic
- Non-democratic
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Prefixal compound derived by attaching 'anti-' to the operational governance root 'democratic'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.de.mo.ˈkra.tik] |
| Source | Manual of Constitutional Law, Political Theory, and Civil Rights |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Instaurarea cenzurii în presă a reprezentat un act profund antidemocratic, condamnat imediat la nivel internațional.
EN: The establishment of press censorship represented a deeply anti-democratic act, immediately condemned at an international level.
RO: Anumiți analiști avertizează că modificarea legii electorale într-un mod netransparent este un demers antidemocratic.
EN: Certain analysts warn that amending the electoral law in a non-transparent manner is an anti-democratic approach.
RO: Regimul antidemocratic instalat în acea țară a dus la dizolvarea sindicatelor și la arestarea liderilor din opoziție.
EN: The anti-democratic regime installed in that country led to the dissolution of trade unions and the arrest of opposition leaders.
Idioms & Phrases
Regim antidemocratic / Anti-democratic regime
RO: Sistem politic dictatorial sau autocrat în care puterea este deținută de o singură persoană sau de un singur partid, fără alegeri libere.
EN: A dictatorial or autocratic political system where power is held by a single person or a single party, without free elections.
Demers antidemocratic / Anti-democratic approach
RO: Acțiune sau tentativă politică organizată cu scopul de a restrânge drepturile cetățenilor sau de a manipula procesul electoral.
EN: An organized political action or attempt with the purpose of restricting citizens' rights or manipulating the electoral process.
Caracter antidemocratic / Anti-democratic character
RO: Trăsătură specifică a unei legi, decizii sau instituții care contravine transparenței, egalității și spiritului de libertate.
EN: A specific feature of a law, decision, or institution that violates transparency, equality, and the spirit of freedom.
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