anti-government

adjective

an·​ti-gov·​ern·​ment
ˌan-tē-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt,
-və-mənt;
-ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt,
-vᵊm-;
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-government (audio)
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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Haldeman promoted far-right anti-government, antisemitic views and was a supporter of South African apartheid and Nazism, according to Musk’s father Errol Musk. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025 His TikTok account, investigators noted, also featured anarchist symbols and links to anti-government literature. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Determining whether a coup accompanies anti-government protests depends on how elites and the military behave, not on how violent protesters may be. John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 Other countries where Gen Z has led anti-government protests recently include Kenya, Togo, the Philippines, Serbia, Georgia and East Timor. Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-government

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-government was in 1707

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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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