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Definitions for illiberal
ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəlil·lib·er·al
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Princeton's WordNet
illiberal, intolerantadjective
narrow-minded about cherished opinions
Wiktionary
illiberaladjective
restrictive to individual choice and freedom; authoritarian.
illiberaladjective
narrow-minded; bigoted
illiberaladjective
ungenerous, stingy
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ILLIBERALadjective
Etymology: illiberalis, Latin.
The charity of most men is grown so cold, and their religion so illiberal. Charles I .
Yet subsist they did, and well too: an argument that that earth did not deal out their nourishment with an oversparing or illiberal hand. John Woodward, Natural History.
Wikipedia
illiberal
An illiberal democracy describes a governing system in which, although elections take place, citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those who exercise real power because of the lack of civil liberties; thus it does not constitute an open society. The rulers of an illiberal democracy may ignore or bypass constitutional limits on their power. They also tend to ignore the will of the minority which is what makes the democracy illiberal. Elections in an illiberal democracy are often manipulated or rigged, being used to legitimize and consolidate the incumbent rather than to choose the country's leaders and policies.Some theorists say that illiberal democracy is a fundamentally undemocratic hybrid regime and therefore prefer terms such as electoral authoritarianism, competitive authoritarianism, or soft authoritarianism.
ChatGPT
illiberal
Illiberal refers to policies, actions, or behaviors that restrict freedom of thought or behavior, often going against principles of liberalism such as individual liberty, free speech, and equality. It is typically associated with intolerance or disregard for differing opinions or beliefs.
Webster Dictionary
Illiberaladjective
not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid
Illiberaladjective
indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous
Illiberaladjective
not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin
Etymology: [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal: cf. F. illibral.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Illiberal
il-lib′ėr-al, adj. niggardly: mean, narrow in opinion.—v.t. Illib′eralise.—n. Illiberal′ity.—adv. Illib′erally.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of illiberal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of illiberal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of illiberal in a Sentence
We have to address the question of what's happening across the country in terms of the assault on voting rights. And we would also have to address the illiberal forces within our country that are driving the challenge to voter rights. So I didn't understand it and I thought it was a mistake.
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