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

Additional sanctions were imposed over the past 14 years in response to the Assad regime’s brutal crackdown on his own people during an anti-government uprising that began in 2011. —Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 15 May 2025

Comments Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay star as a father-son anti-government extremist duo in Sovereign, world premiering June 8 at Tribeca Film Festival. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 May 2025

Kenya’s economic growth slowed in 2024 amidst floods and anti-government protests. —Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

In addition to the recommendations from the True Texas Project, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as an anti-government organization, Tipping, Farrar and Anderson received support from the Keep Tarrant Red PAC, a Republican political action committee. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-government

• misgovernment
• nongovernment