antidemocratico

antidemocratic

adjective ahn-tee-deh-moh-KRAH-tee-koh Rare

Also means

undemocratic

Usage Note

Antidemocratico is a compound formed with the prefix anti- (against). Like most Italian adjectives in -ico, the masculine plural is antidemocratici and the feminine plural antidemocratiche — note the spelling change to preserve the hard 'k' sound before -e. It is used in political discourse to describe measures or behaviours that undermine democratic principles.

Examples

"La legge è stata definita antidemocratica dall'opposizione."

Natural Translation

The law was labelled antidemocratic by the opposition.

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