an·ti-gov·ern·ment | \ ˌan-tē-ˈgə-vər(n)-mənt, -və-mənt; -ˈgə-bᵊm-ənt, -vᵊm-; ˌan-tī- 
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\Definition of anti-government
: opposed to or hostile toward governments or a particular government : opposing or resisting governmental policies and power
anti-government attitudes an anti-government demonstration
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The first known use of anti-government was in 1772
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