antistatist
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈstætɪst/
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antistatista
- In short, despite the prevalence of antistatist rhetoric, the state necessarily must play a strong role in this period of rapid transformations.
Examples
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International circumstances, including pressures from the IMF, GATT, and developed country governments, further legitimate this now hegemonic discourse and act to reinforce the antistatist thrust of the economic reforms now underway.
Academic text (1993) -
According to Hoppe: "... conservatives today must be antistatist libertarians and, equally important, ... libertarians must be conservatives."
Blog text (10) -
At the same time, he was touched by the antistatist currents running through Texas. "See Rossinow, The Politics of Authenticity: Liberalism, Christianity, and the New Left in America (New York: Columbia University Press, 2002), 34-36.
Academic text (2011) -
Many activists today are strongly antistatist, advocating for minimal government intervention in people's lives.
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The antistatist movement gained momentum as citizens demanded more local control over their affairs.
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His antistatist views influenced his policies, focusing on personal freedom rather than government oversight.
Synonyms
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5.4
Not supporting a government or its policies
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8.4
Supporting self-government for a region
Against the state or its government
Not accepting strict control by people in charge
Antonyms
How Controlling
- Formal
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- Formal
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4.4
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7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word antistatist comes from the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and state meaning 'government'. So an antistatist position is against government control and wants less state power.