counterdemocracy means opposition to democracy, or skepticism about ostensibly democratic governance. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why “counterdemocracy” is a great word
COUNTERDEMOCRACY — [Noun] A political stance expressing fundamental opposition to or profound skepticism about democracy as a system of governance. From the prefix counter- (meaning "against, opposite") + democracy (from Greek dēmokratia, "rule by the people"). Unlike "autocracy," which denotes a concrete system of singular rule, or mere "skepticism," a diffuse intellectual doubt, counterdemocracy is a targeted negation of the foundational premise of popular sovereignty. It is the cold treatise on the tyranny of the majority, the technocrat's silent contempt for the emotional logic of the referendum, and the citizen's weary conviction that the ballot is a theater for managed consent—a chronic recognition that the greatest threat to an ideal is its own flawed incarnation.
Etymology
From counter- + democracy.
noun
- Opposition to democracy, or skepticism about ostensibly democratic governance.