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nondemocratic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not based upon democratic principles

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *deh2- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh2mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic English nondemocratic From non- + democratic.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: jodemokratik — nondemocratic
  • Georgian: არადემოკრატიული (arademoḳraṭiuli) — nondemocratic
  • Romanian: nedemocratic — nondemocratic
  • Russian: недемократи́чный (nedemokratíčnyj) — nondemocratic
  • Russian: недемократи́ческий (nedemokratíčeskij) — nondemocratic