anti-politics
noun
an·ti-pol·i·tics
ˌan-tē-ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipolitics
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: reaction against or rejection of the practices or attitudes associated with traditional politics
Tories know that recession and the rise of anti-politics, stoked by stories of Westminster sleaze, means that loathing for the government does not imply love for its opponents.—
The Economist
The EconomistAntipolitics served up by a well-heeled conservative who looks like an outsider will probably beat the new politics the Greens are still trying to invent.—Marc Cooper
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If anything, phonk radiates a pure anti-politics, a cursed air raid siren for the polycrisis.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
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