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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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.
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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
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.
—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
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
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.
—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
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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