antistate
- noun
- /ˈæntiˌsteɪt/
- Many antistate groups seek to undermine the legitimacy of the government through various forms of activism.
- antistate actor
Examples
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Islamic extremism has significantly influenced the behavior of antistate actors in South Asia.
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Whether one calls them an antistate actor, a transnational actor, a supranational actor, or a virtual state, the nature of the threat they pose to two nuclear-armed belligerents with disputed borders and histories cannot be overestimated.
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Another reason for using the term antistate actor is that nonstate actor implies that the actor is either independent or outside of the state's control.
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Thus, the entry of antistate actors makes the situational context vastly different from that of the Cold War era.
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Why should we pay greater attention to the role and perspective of antistate actors in our discussion of the stability of nuclear deterrence in South Asia?
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In this paper, I focus on the linkage between religious radicalism and nuclear deterrence in South Asia from the perspectives of both state and antistate actors.
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Because their ultimate stated objective is to destroy the modern international system—a system based on nation-states—they should, therefore, be described as antistate actors in nature and purpose.
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Nonstate or antistate actors have brought nuclear-armed Pakistan and India to the brink of war, which could have escalated to the nuclear level twice since 11 September 2001.
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The protest was led by antistate activists who wanted to abolish the current government.
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During the meeting, the professor discussed how antistate movements can destabilize a nation's authority.
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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A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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Not supporting strong government control
A person or group that opposes the government
Antonyms
How Opposed
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Morphology
Etymology
Antistate is made of the parts anti- and state, where anti- means 'against', like in antibiotic, and state means 'government'. So an antistate is a person or group that works to challenge or remove government authority.