antipolitical
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈpɪlɪtɪkəl/
- The community decided to remain antipolitical and focus on local issues rather than engage in national elections.
Examples
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To ensure that Guatemala would be protected from the abuses of future civilian governments, Peralta's antipolitical regime rewrote the constitution.
Academic text (2001) -
As a group, of course, the purposes of the American Founders were hardly as antipolitical as D'Souza presents them.
Academic text (2001) -
Nothing is more telling of the antipolitical character of Snow's approach than a short footnote in the published text of his lecture.
Academic text (2003) -
But Manent insists that the logic of modern freedom is essentially antipolitical or individualistic.
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Her antipolitical stance led her to avoid discussions about the upcoming election entirely.
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They adopted an antipolitical approach, choosing instead to promote grassroots movements without involvement in party politics.
Synonyms
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5.9
Not involved in government or public issues and not supporting any party
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3.6
Not about government or public life
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6.1
Not interested in government or public life
Antonyms
How Political
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word antipolitical begins with anti- meaning 'against' and the rest, political, comes from 'politics', which is about government and public life. So, antipolitical describes being against or not involved in politics.