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Meaning of democratic backsliding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Gradual decline in the quality and robustness of democracy, especially following an initial rise in democracy.

uncountable

Examples

“But judges, law students, economists, human rights experts, and Mexico’s most important trading partners worry [the judicial reform] could lead to democratic backsliding – and macroeconomic turbulence – that the incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit when she takes office Oct. 1.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

democratic centralisation democratic centralism democratic centralization democratic deficit democratic education Democratic Kampuchea