anti-government

adjective

an·​ti-gov·​ern·​ment ˌan-tē-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt 

-və-mənt;

-ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt, 

-vᵊm-;

ˌan-tī- 

variants or antigovernment

: opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power

anti-government attitudes

an antigovernment demonstration

Examples of anti-government in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Following anti-government protests in 2019, Beijing imposed a national security law that has virtually silenced all dissent. —ABC News, 15 June 2026

Rights groups have documented cases in which Iranian athletes faced punishment after supporting or participating in anti-government protests. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Asked whether Jane’s Revenge had been designated a hate group, Fair again pointed to the SPLC’s standards, which include groups that vilify protected classes or promote anti-government conspiracy theories. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026

Anyelo Ramírez Martínez, 24, was arrested on March 5 in Santiago de Cuba while filming authorities erasing anti-government graffiti on the street. —Sarah Moreno june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-government

• misgovernment
• nongovernment