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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
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Tate’s social media activity and media appearances are boosted by spreaders of mis- and dis-information and anti-government conspiracy theorists including Alex Jones and Mike Cernovich.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The President and police have since apologized for Affan’s death, but his passing only deepened anti-government and anti-elite sentiment among the protesters.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Jakarta Reuters — Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Anadolu via Getty Images Indonesian shares slumped and the rupiah weakened as anti-government protests in Jakarta intensified, with thousands of workers demanding higher wages and lower taxes clashing with the police near the parliament building.
—Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The President and police have since apologized for Affan’s death, but his passing only deepened anti-government and anti-elite sentiment among the protesters.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
Jakarta Reuters — Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Anadolu via Getty Images Indonesian shares slumped and the rupiah weakened as anti-government protests in Jakarta intensified, with thousands of workers demanding higher wages and lower taxes clashing with the police near the parliament building.
—Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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