antiauthoritarian
adjective
an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an
ˌan-tē-ȯ-ˌthär-ə-ˈter-ē-ən
-tē-ə-,
-ˌthȯr-,
ˌan-ˌtī-
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: opposed or hostile toward authority, authoritarians, or authoritarianism
Yet the digital world has been notoriously reluctant to worry much about security issues, because they pose conflicts with cherished antiauthoritarian notions of freedom.—Jon Katz
antiauthoritarian
noun
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In communist East Germany, a number of leading antiauthoritarians were arrested.
—Bob McGlynn
antiauthoritarianism
noun
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… the personal antiauthoritarianism exemplified by the sixties pot-smokers …
—Katha Pollitt
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