antigovernment
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
anti- + government
Adjective[edit]
antigovernment (comparative more antigovernment, superlative most antigovernment)
- Opposed to a government currently in power.
- Antigovernment protesters marched in the capital.
- Opposed to government in general.
- They have an antigovernment philosophy.
Synonyms[edit]
- (opposed to a government): opposition
- (opposed to all government): anarchist
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “opposed to a government”): progovernment, pro-government
- (antonym(s) of “opposed to all government”): progovernment, pro-government
Translations[edit]
opposed to a government currently in power
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opposed to a government in general
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Noun[edit]
antigovernment (plural antigovernments)
- A government set up to oppose another government.
- 2017, Richard K. Betts, Conflict After the Cold War:
- Insurrection and subversion are primarily the weapons of indigenous antigovernments. Foreign governments, of course, may encourage antigovernments.