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

Some associates of the anti-government militant Ammon Bundy rode along with him. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025

In April 1995 168 people were killed in a truck bombing conducted by anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

Several journalists were beaten by police and media workers accused authorities of using thugs to deter people from attending anti-government rallies, which Georgian Dream denies. —Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024

After security forces cracked down viciously, their movement morphed into a mass anti-government campaign that culminated in the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. —Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above