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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It’s been a decade since the Bunkerville standoff between federal agents and armed anti-government activists, and the Bundy family is still illegally grazing cattle on Nevada public lands that are now part of Gold Butte National Monument.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
In Israel, frustrations with the prime minister from both hostage families and Israel’s democracy movement have converged into massive anti-government protests.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
And then, on the other side of the political spectrum, last night, across Israel, tens of thousands of people took part in anti-government protests.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
Hermann suggested there is growing dissatisfaction in Israel over the government's inability to bring all of the hostages home, and that some of the captives' family members have begun to join the larger anti-government movement.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
The protest followed three days of anti-government demonstrations in Jerusalem when thousands took to the streets calling for more action to free the hostages and new elections to replace Netanyahu.
—NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
There are as many as 110 women political prisoners in Cuba, most of them peaceful protesters who were detained after mass anti-government demonstrations on July 11, 2024.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Another irony is that anti-government paranoia led to the plotters being infiltrated and surveilled by government agents, busted in an action-movie-style scene, and, in some cases, incarcerated.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on March 31 in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
In Israel, frustrations with the prime minister from both hostage families and Israel’s democracy movement have converged into massive anti-government protests.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
And then, on the other side of the political spectrum, last night, across Israel, tens of thousands of people took part in anti-government protests.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
Hermann suggested there is growing dissatisfaction in Israel over the government's inability to bring all of the hostages home, and that some of the captives' family members have begun to join the larger anti-government movement.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
The protest followed three days of anti-government demonstrations in Jerusalem when thousands took to the streets calling for more action to free the hostages and new elections to replace Netanyahu.
—NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
There are as many as 110 women political prisoners in Cuba, most of them peaceful protesters who were detained after mass anti-government demonstrations on July 11, 2024.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Another irony is that anti-government paranoia led to the plotters being infiltrated and surveilled by government agents, busted in an action-movie-style scene, and, in some cases, incarcerated.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on March 31 in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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