Undemocratic vs Unrepublican - What's the difference?
undemocratic | unrepublican | Synonyms |
Not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic
*{{quote-book, year=1867, author=, title=Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader, chapter=Prophetic Voices About America, edition=
, passage=It is easy to see that empire obtained by force is unrepublican and offensive to that first principle of our Union according to which all just government stands only on the consent of the governed. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1890, author=John Fiske, title=Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Besides, it was something that had been unpopular in ancient Greece and Rome, and it was thought to be essentially unrepublican in principle. }}
Unrepublican is a synonym of undemocratic.
As adjectives the difference between undemocratic and unrepublican
is that undemocratic is not democratic while unrepublican is not republican; contrary to the spirit of a republic.unrepublican
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