anti-authority
adjective
an·ti-au·thor·i·ty
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈthär-ə-tē 
-ȯ-,
-ˈthȯr-,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to or hostile toward authority : antiauthoritarian
The notion of educators being in loco parentis did not survive the anti-authority upheavals of the 1960s.—
Jon Kyl
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By the late ’60s, aided by a free-love, anti-authority mentality, folks began hacking the legs off their jeans to create shorts.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 July 2023
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 July 2023
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“Anti-authority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-authority. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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