🚫 Opposed to socialism 🙅 A socialism opponent

antisocialist

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A person who opposes socialism and government control of business

noun
/ˌæn.tiˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/

: antisocialista

The antisocialist stance of the party was evident in their campaign against proposed social welfare programs.

Examples

First Secretary Songaila immediately attacked the group as "antisocialist," ensuring its isolation from officially sanctioned reform groups.

Academic text (1990)
Western Ukrainians have called for the establishment of an independent Galician state, prompting threats of unspecified sanctions from the Ukrainian government and Communist Party if "antisocialist" activities do not cease.

Academic text (1990)
The antisocialist group organized protests against the government's socialist policies.
As an antisocialist, he often voiced his concerns during town hall meetings about the growing influence of socialist ideas.

Antonyms

socialist

169 4.9

Relating to or supporting community ownership of businesses and public services

How Opposed

opponent

785 2.1

antisocialist

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critic

553 3.0

Surface Forms

antisocialist singular

antisocialists plural

Morphology

antisocialist = antisocialist (transparent) = anti + social + ist

The noun is a straightforward conversion of the adjective antisocialist referring to a person with that stance.

Etymology

Antisocialist is made of anti- 'against' and socialist (from social for 'society' and sharing). So an antisocialist is a person who is 'against' socialist parties or policies.