anti-government

adjective

an·​ti-gov·​ern·​ment

ˌan-tē-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt, 

-və-mənt;

-ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt, 

-vᵊm-;

ˌan-tī- 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The anti-government march, which became violent at Zocalo Square, was organized by members of Gen Z, those born between the late '90s and early 2010s. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Steed said her mother was born around the time of the 1953 raid and grew up with anti-government and, in turn, anti-vaccine tendencies. —Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-government

• misgovernment
• nongovernment