democratic backsliding
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Gradual decline in the quality and robustness of democracy, especially following an initial rise in democracy.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."