variants
or antigovernment
: opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power
anti-government attitudes
an antigovernment demonstration
Examples of anti-government in a Sentence
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And in a country whose leaders came to power on the back of popular revolution — and where anti-government protests have already forced the government to unleash a repressive backlash to stop them — the longer term risk is clear, said Mr. Shabani, the political analyst.
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Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 May 2024
During his presidency, Raisi has presided over a tightening of morality laws, suppression of anti-government protests and pushed hard to revive nuclear talks with world powers.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
But my look at history also shows more than 40 years of incessant anti-government rhetoric coming from one of the two major political parties and, with it, significant decline in the public’s trust of government.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
As the anti-government Tea Party rose to prominence in 2010, earmarks were derided as wasteful and unethical.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Tens of thousands of people attended the latest anti-government protest in Israel Saturday evening.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2024
In fact, weeks before his death, Joseph posted on Facebook that he had been threatened by politicians who accused him of inciting the anti-government protests.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Other reports in the past year have flagged that anti-immigrant border militias and the anti-government Boogaloo movement had rebuilt on the platform, despite being banned.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 2 May 2024
The threats accelerated after the anti-government protests in Iran in 2022 over the death of Mahsa Amini, which Ms. Rahimpour covered extensively for BBC Persian as its lead anchor.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Erika Solomon, New York Times, 21 May 2024
During his presidency, Raisi has presided over a tightening of morality laws, suppression of anti-government protests and pushed hard to revive nuclear talks with world powers.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
But my look at history also shows more than 40 years of incessant anti-government rhetoric coming from one of the two major political parties and, with it, significant decline in the public’s trust of government.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
As the anti-government Tea Party rose to prominence in 2010, earmarks were derided as wasteful and unethical.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Tens of thousands of people attended the latest anti-government protest in Israel Saturday evening.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2024
In fact, weeks before his death, Joseph posted on Facebook that he had been threatened by politicians who accused him of inciting the anti-government protests.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Other reports in the past year have flagged that anti-immigrant border militias and the anti-government Boogaloo movement had rebuilt on the platform, despite being banned.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 2 May 2024
The threats accelerated after the anti-government protests in Iran in 2022 over the death of Mahsa Amini, which Ms. Rahimpour covered extensively for BBC Persian as its lead anchor.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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