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illiberal
adj. bigoted; narrow minded; stingy; not liberal; unrefined, uncultured


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Illiberal democracy
Technically speaking, an illiberal democracy could be any democracy that is not a liberal democracy. However, the term is almost always used to denote a particularly authoritarian kind of representative democracy, in which the leaders and lawmakers are elected by the people but the people lack real liberties. This may be due to the fact that a constitution exists but its liberties are ignored, or to the simple absence of an adequate legal constitutional framework of liberties to restrain the power of the elected government. Thus, although at least initially relatively free and fair elections may take place, the people are cut off from real power due to the lack of real liberties. It is this type of "illiberal democracy" that is discussed in the present article. The term illiberal democracy was used by Fareed Zakaria in an often cited 1997 article in the journal Foreign Affairs[1] and it tends to be used with a negative connotation, by those who oppose such a system of government and support liberal democracy.
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illiberal
Adjective
1. narrow-minded about cherished opinions
(synonym) intolerant
(similar) narrow-minded, narrow


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Illiberal
(a.)
Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin.
  
 
(a.)
Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.
  
 
(a.)
Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.
  

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illiberal
adj.
1. not liberal
کنجوس, تنگ دل, پست حوصلہ, بے فيض, بخيل, ممسک2. disingenuous
سفلہ, کمينہ, اوچھا, بے مروت

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