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undemocratically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an undemocratic manner; not democratically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an undemocratic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • undemocratically, he made all the important decisions without his colleagues

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: democratically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English undemocratic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English undemocratically From undemocratic + -ally.

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