antistatist

Examples

• All

• Many antistatist advocates argue that government intervention hinders personal freedom.

• Nor will "statist," even "united statist," serve our purposes; a good many of the citizens of the United States are antistatist.

  Academic text (1990)

• An antistatist technocratic element rose to prominence, attached to the party's luminaries.

  Academic text (1998)

• As Senghaas's (1985) analysis of the development of small European countries demonstrates, they share three important characteristics that are at odds with the free market, antistatist model.

  Academic text (1992)

• The antistatist movement encourages individuals to seek alternatives to government services.

Synonyms

A

antiauthoritarian

vsantistatist

1 8.2

Not accepting strict control by people in charge

opposes centralized control generally rather than only single-leader dominance

A

antistate

vsantistatist

1 8.4

Against the state or its government

opposes centralized control while wanting only minimal public power

A

antigovernment

vsantistatist

6.5

A person or group that opposes the government

targets central control broadly and supports reducing official intervention

D

decentralist

vsantistatist

7.3

A person who wants power moved from a central government to local governments

prefers minimal overall intervention rather than more local power distribution

Antonyms

S

statist

9 8.3

A person who wants the government to control the economy and society

How Controlling

totalitarian

• Formal

4 8.5

authoritarian

6 8.2

statist

9 8.3

liberal

546 3.9

antistatist

• UK

8.9

libertarian

233 7.7

anarchist

79 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology