antigovernment
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6.5
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈɡʌvərnmənt/
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opositor
- Why in this era of national prosperity... has the antigovernment movement been at its peak?
Examples
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We fought hard and commanded the field of battle regardless of what the antigovernment media reported.
Blog text (27) -
In the 1930 version, the same image remains spatially and temporally rooted but is now used to denote a wider spirit of antigovernment feeling.
Academic text (2017) -
It's a combustible mix of guns, extreme antigovernment politics, and religious extremism that brings to mind another Christian militia that made news recently -- the Hutaree.
Blog text (34) -
Mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority (it is, indeed, dangerous to adhere to the tenets of the Constitution, especially Amendments IX & X).
Blog text (17) -
No party founded by Abraham Lincoln—a president who advocated internal improvements while being simultaneously prepared to maintain the Union by force—can consider itself simply and purely antigovernment.
Academic text (2009) -
The antigovernment group organized protests to challenge the new law.
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Many antigovernment activists gathered in the square to voice their dissatisfaction.
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The antigovernment sentiment among the citizens grew stronger after the controversial election.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
How Opposed
143
4.9
658
3.6
5
8.1
70
7.5
1
6.5
563
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
antigovernment = antigovernment (transparent) = anti + government
This noun use is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'antigovernment' with no spelling change.
Etymology
Antigovernment as a noun uses the parts anti- 'against' and government 'the people who rule', so an antigovernment is a person or group that is against the government.