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- adj. Not based upon democratic principles
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“We show that greater inequality makes the use of the military in nondemocratic regimes more likely and also makes it more difficult for democracies to prevent military coups.”
“The political moral hazard problem increases the cost of using repression in nondemocratic regimes and in particular, necessitates high wages and policy concessions to the military.”
“We know that only a credible threat of military intervention can convince nondemocratic regimes to abandon their pursuit of nuclear weapons.”
“Washington is just beginning to wake up to the true nature" of Mr. Erdogan 's government, which has a hidden religious and nondemocratic agenda, Mr. Kilicdaroglu said.”
“People forget that we have had a revolution here in Tunisia and if Nahda tries to be nondemocratic and misleads the people then they will tell her, Dégage!”
The Wall Street Journal: On the Campaign Trail With Islamist Democrats
“Najib Chebbi, a familiar opposition figure who heads the Progressive Democratic Party, ruled out any coalition with Nahda, calling them "a nondemocratic force.”
The Wall Street Journal: On the Campaign Trail With Islamist Democrats
“Irving Kristol famously explained that, "The United States will always feel obliged to defend, if possible, a democratic nation under attack from nondemocratic forces, external or internal.”
The Huffington Post: Harry Graver: Libya, American Exceptionalism and John Quincy Adams
“Of course the experts could instead be chosen by nondemocratic means and insulated from political pressure.”
“Finally, both democratic and nondemocratic means of choosing government experts have a common weakness: both eliminate the option of dispensing with experts entirely.”
“The veto is Beijing's way of thumbing its nose at Washington, which it believes is masterminding a series of "color revolutions" to undermine nondemocratic regimes around the world.”
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