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illiberal [ɪˈlɪbərəl] ADJ form

1. illiberal (repressive):

illiberal

2. illiberal Am (unaccepting of new ideas):

illiberal

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And yet by any metric, these are patently illiberal acts where a prominent voice was being gagged from expressing his opinion.
www.firstpost.com
Yet the illiberal temptation to declare the other side's position to be illegitimate is ever-present.
www.theatlantic.com
Somehow illiberal governments never seem to learn that harsh measures against those who fight for freedom and democracy stiffen resolve rather than weaken it.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
The alternative is to revert to illiberal autocracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
The medical community at large condemned the patent as unjust and illiberal in such a humane and scientific profession.
en.wikipedia.org
There is a spectrum of illiberal democracies: from those that are nearly liberal democracies to those that are almost openly dictatorships.
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This office, to the disgust of all contemporary dramatists, to whose manuscripts he was as illiberal as he was severe, he held till his death.
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To "attack ancient practices and institutions with remorseless logic, without allowing for sentiment, spirit or tradition", is ultimately a destructive, illiberal act.
www.theweek.co.uk
An illiberal democracy has weak or no limits on the power of the elected representatives to rule as they please.
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In my mind there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.
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