Synonym a Day

[In Farewell the Peaceful Kingdom: The Seduction and Rape of Canada, author Joe C. W. Armstrong states:] “Most of our prime ministers have been elected by subreption—they gain the job by concealing their true ambitions. The citizens continue to be de-democratized by an entrenched autocracy. Regardless of which party is in power, change however limited is out of the question.” (Barry Eastwood, “Analyzing 30 Years of National Destruction,” Alberta Report/Western Report, 8/14/1995.)