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anti-royalist

adjective
an·​ti-roy·​al·​ist | \ ˌan-tē-ˈrȯi-ə-list How to pronounce anti-royalist (audio) , ˌan-tī-\
variants: or anti-royal \ ˌan-​tē-​ˈrȯi(-​ə)l How to pronounce anti-royal (audio) , ˌan-​tī-​ \

Definition of anti-royalist

: opposing or hostile toward monarchical government anti-royal forces Ten people were arrested at Charing Cross railway station for carrying anti-royalist placards …— Tracy McVeigh

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anti-royalist noun
On Jan. 31, 1606, anti-royalist Guy Fawkes was executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up England's houses of Parliament. — The Chicago Tribune

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1782, in the meaning defined above

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