anti-tax
adjective
an·ti-tax
ˌan-tē-ˈtaks 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitax
: opposing taxes : favoring the reduction or elimination of taxes
a vocal anti-tax activist
the antitax coalition
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Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Over the last four decades, such anti-tax rhetoric has become a staple of American political life.
—Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But that may be too late to neuter the anti-tax campaign.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 7 Oct. 2025
But those risks haven’t stopped an anti-tax campaign that sees property taxes as inherently unfair from gaining momentum in a party that likes the idea of slashing voters’ more visible tax bills.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Over the last four decades, such anti-tax rhetoric has become a staple of American political life.
—Austin Sarat, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
But that may be too late to neuter the anti-tax campaign.
—Calmatters, Daily News, 7 Oct. 2025
But those risks haven’t stopped an anti-tax campaign that sees property taxes as inherently unfair from gaining momentum in a party that likes the idea of slashing voters’ more visible tax bills.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tax. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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