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I think the difference is that in "illiberal democracy" there are still non-falsified elections, so the leader can technically lose.



Going from the definition in Wikipedia (though it does mention a lack of consensus on the exact definition):

> Elections in an illiberal democracy are often manipulated or rigged, being used to legitimize and consolidate the incumbent rather than to choose the country's leaders and policies




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