variants or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition

Examples of anti-tax in a Sentence

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Central Florida school property tax referendums passed easily Tuesday despite concerns that voter anti-tax sentiment could put those ballot measures at risk. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 The state that launched him to the White House was predominantly white and Republican, an arsenal of the Cold War and the birthplace of a grass-roots anti-tax movement that swept the nation. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 And the vast campaign to stop Proposition 40 could put voters in an anti-tax frame of mind, also bringing down Proposition 3. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 The reliably anti-tax Republican Party of Florida is all for it. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-tax

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-tax was in 1816

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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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