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
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The state takes a hands-off regulatory approach that aligns with Musk’s increasingly anti-government political stances as an advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Doyle and other monitors credit the drop in part to the chilling effect of the Justice Department’s post-Jan. 6 crackdown on anti-government and white supremacist movements.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
Iranian Media Reaction Iranian media said that the cuts would halt American support for anti-government activists.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2011, in the southern city of Daraa, a group of teen-age boys were caught painting anti-government graffiti on a wall, and, rather than simply reprimand them, secret police tortured them to death.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Doyle and other monitors credit the drop in part to the chilling effect of the Justice Department’s post-Jan. 6 crackdown on anti-government and white supremacist movements.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
Iranian Media Reaction Iranian media said that the cuts would halt American support for anti-government activists.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2011, in the southern city of Daraa, a group of teen-age boys were caught painting anti-government graffiti on a wall, and, rather than simply reprimand them, secret police tortured them to death.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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