anti-police

adjective

an·​ti-po·​lice ˌan-tē-pə-ˈlēs 

ˌan-tī-

: opposed to or hostile toward the police

anti-police protests

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Jeffery showed video and still images of a squad car on fire and others with windows broken and covered with anti-police graffiti. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023

Environmentalists say the 85-acre complex will destroy the South River Forest, while anti-police activists say the complex would promote the militarization of the police department. —Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023

What started as a local Atlanta controversy in mid-2021 has boiled over into a focal point of national anti-police and environmental activism. —Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023

As protests continued nightly, anti-police sentiment seemed to spread across all quarters of the city. —Jamie Thompson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above