anti-royalist

adjective

an·​ti-roy·​al·​ist

ˌan-tē-ˈrȯi-ə-list,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or anti-royal

ˌan-tē-ˈrȯi(-ə)l 

ˌan-tī-

: opposing or hostile toward monarchical government

anti-royal forces

Ten people were arrested at Charing Cross railway station for carrying anti-royalist placards …

—Tracy McVeigh

anti-royalist noun

On Jan. 31, 1606, anti-royalist Guy Fawkes was executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up England's houses of Parliament.

—The Chicago Tribune

Examples of anti-royalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Napoleon ascends through shrewdness and dumb luck, taking advantage of anti-royalist sentiment one minute and crowning himself emperor the next. —Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023

Move Forward capitalized on this anti-royalist, anti-military sentiment, which became the bedrock of the party’s progressive platform. —Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023

Six people from the anti-royalist campaign group Republic and 19 environmental activists from Just Stop Oil were detained by the Metropolitan Police in central London, near to where Charles was being crowned, according to the groups. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 May 2023

Six people from the anti-royalist campaign group Republic and 19 people from environmental activists Just Stop Oil were detained by the Metropolitan Police in central London, near to where Charles was being crowned, according to the groups. —Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above