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 violence has sparked pro- and anti-government demonstrations in several Syrian cities.
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Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
But a month earlier, on July 11, 2021, Cuban authorities arrested hundreds of anti-government protesters, effectively tying Biden’s hands on lifting sanctions on Cuba.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The focus on reform also stoked anti-government sentiments, which ultimately constrained Democrats and benefitted conservative Republicans, who were seen as the true opponents of government.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Lam Cheuk-ting, a former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison on a riot charge after an incident where he was beaten up at a city subway station during Hong Kong's 2019 anti-government protests.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
But a month earlier, on July 11, 2021, Cuban authorities arrested hundreds of anti-government protesters, effectively tying Biden’s hands on lifting sanctions on Cuba.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The focus on reform also stoked anti-government sentiments, which ultimately constrained Democrats and benefitted conservative Republicans, who were seen as the true opponents of government.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Lam Cheuk-ting, a former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison on a riot charge after an incident where he was beaten up at a city subway station during Hong Kong's 2019 anti-government protests.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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