"predemocratic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + democratic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|democratic}} pre- + democratic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} predemocratic (not comparable)
  1. Before democracy. Tags: not-comparable
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