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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As the anti-government Tea Party rose to prominence in 2010, earmarks were derided as wasteful and unethical.
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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
On Wednesday, police forcibly dispersed anti-government protestors blocking a main Buenos Aires artery.
—Isabel Debre, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Hong Kong and Chinese officials say both laws were necessary to restore stability after anti-government protests roiled the city for months in 2019 and sometimes turned violent.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Furthermore, their embrace of the tools of economics has empowered Democrats to more successfully eliminate the inefficiencies in government than the anti-government GOP.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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
On Wednesday, police forcibly dispersed anti-government protestors blocking a main Buenos Aires artery.
—Isabel Debre, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Hong Kong and Chinese officials say both laws were necessary to restore stability after anti-government protests roiled the city for months in 2019 and sometimes turned violent.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Furthermore, their embrace of the tools of economics has empowered Democrats to more successfully eliminate the inefficiencies in government than the anti-government GOP.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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