Antonyms of adj democratic

2 of 3 senses of democratic

Sense 1
democratic (vs. undemocratic) -- (characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier)

undemocratic (vs. democratic) -- (not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures")
        => authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical -- (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government")
        => despotic -- (ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic")
        => monarchal, monarchical, monarchic -- (ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems")
        => totalitarian -- (characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.)

Sense 3
democratic, popular -- (representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction")

INDIRECT (VIA common) -> uncommon -- (not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability")

Similarity of adj democratic

3 senses of democratic

Sense 1
democratic (vs. undemocratic) -- (characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier)
       => antiauthoritarian -- (opposed to authoritarianism)
       => classless, egalitarian -- (favoring social equality; "a classless society")
       => parliamentary -- (having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government")
       => parliamentary -- (in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law")
       => participatory -- (affording the opportunity for individual participation; "participatory democracy")
       => popular -- (carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government")
       => representative -- (being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives; "representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people")
       => republican -- (having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne)
          Also See-> elective#1, elected#1

Sense 2
Democratic -- (belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator")

Sense 3
democratic, popular -- (representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction")
       => common (vs. uncommon) -- (having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap")

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