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illiberal democracy

state of governance which has some features of liberal democracy but lacks personal freedom
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illiberal democracy

Summary

illiberal democracy is a form of government[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • illiberal democracy's instance of is recorded as form of government[3].
  • illiberal democracy is a type of representative democracy[4].
  • illiberal democracy's said to be the same as is recorded as inverted totalitarianism[5].
  • illiberal democracy is the opposite of liberal democracy[6].
  • illiberal democracy's has cause is recorded as democratic backsliding[7].
  • illiberal democracy's facet of is recorded as radical right[8].
  • illiberal democracy's facet of is recorded as antiliberalism[9].
  • illiberal democracy's different from is recorded as pseudo-democracy[10].
  • illiberal democracy's different from is recorded as democratorship[11].
  • illiberal democracy's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'illiberal democracy'}[12].

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Definition and Type

illiberal democracy's instance of is recorded as form of government[3]. It is a type of representative democracy[4]. It is the opposite of liberal democracy[6].

Why It Matters

illiberal democracy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → inverted totalitarianism
    Instance of → form of government
    Different from → pseudo-democracy, democratorship
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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