pseudodemocracy

English

Alternative forms

pseudo-democracy

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ democracy

Noun

pseudodemocracy (plural pseudodemocracies)

(politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties. [19th c.]
- 2009 March 22, Kenneth Roth, “Ballots and Bullets”, in New York Times‎:
  It has long been an article of faith that these pseudodemocracies are inherently unstable.

Derived terms

pseudodemocrat
pseudodemocratic
pseudodemocratically

Translations

a government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties

Finnish: pseudodemokratia
French: pseudo-démocratie (fr) f
German: Pseudodemokratie f
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: pseudodemocrazia f
Portuguese: pseudodemocracia f
Romanian: pseudodemocrație (ro) f
Spanish: pseudodemocracia f

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