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
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Image Israel’s security chief accused Netanyahu of impropriety Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s domestic security agency, said in an affidavit published yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly pressed him to spy on Israelis who had led and funded anti-government protests.
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Justin Porter, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Since China imposed a national security law in 2020 to quell the 2019 massive anti-government protests, Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted many of the city’s leading activists.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
However, when anti-government demonstrators returned to Hong Kong’s streets en masse in 2019, the Democrats’ popularity resurged as many of its leaders stood on the front lines of the massive – and sometimes violent – protests that rocked the financial hub.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The two first met in the Army, and later bonded over their anti-government views.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Justin Porter, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Since China imposed a national security law in 2020 to quell the 2019 massive anti-government protests, Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted many of the city’s leading activists.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
However, when anti-government demonstrators returned to Hong Kong’s streets en masse in 2019, the Democrats’ popularity resurged as many of its leaders stood on the front lines of the massive – and sometimes violent – protests that rocked the financial hub.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The two first met in the Army, and later bonded over their anti-government views.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-government.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-government. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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