pseudodemocracy

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ democracy

Noun

pseudodemocracy (plural pseudodemocracies)

(politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.
- 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

pseudodemocratic

Translations

a government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties

Portuguese: pseudodemocracia f

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