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undemocratic

UK //ˌʌn.dem.əˈkræt.ɪk//US //ˌʌn.dem.əˈkræt̬.ɪk//

词源

源自前缀 'un-'(表示否定)和 'democratic'(民主的),最早见于19世纪,用于描述违背民主原则的事物。

adjective

❶ 不符合民主原则的,指缺乏公平选举、公民参与或多数人意愿被忽视的政治制度或行为。

“The government's decision to ban protests was widely seen as undemocratic.”

(政府禁止抗议活动的决定被普遍认为是不民主的。)

“An undemocratic regime often suppresses freedom of speech.”

(不民主的政权通常会压制言论自由。)

同义词:authoritarian, dictatorial, oppressive

常见短语

undemocratic practices — 指不符合民主原则的行为或做法,如操纵选举或压制反对意见。

“The international community condemned the country's undemocratic practices.”

(国际社会谴责该国的不民主做法。)