antiestablishment

an·ti·es·tab·lish·ment | \ ˌan-tē-i-ˈsta-blish-mənt

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Definition of antiestablishment

: opposed or hostile to the social, economic, and political principles of a ruling class (as of a nation) : opposed to the establishment The first is the effect of the antiestablishment protests of the 1960s and early 1970s in making people aware of the potential of mass action.— Daniel Nelson

Examples of antiestablishment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That evolved into a mini-conference series featuring antiestablishment scientists that support Glassman’s views on health care. — Tessa Love, Outside Online, "Greg Glassman’s Easy Health Care Fix: More CrossFit," 16 Jan. 2020 The protests show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by antiestablishment candidates in elections for district representatives earlier this month. — SFChronicle.com, "Hong Kong clashes resume in shopping centers, streets," 25 Dec. 2019 If none of this sounds particularly in keeping with Roodt’s antiestablishment dream—government laws swapped for corporate terms of service—that’s true. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Town’s Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 The antiestablishment mood that displayed itself in 2016 with Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president and the U.K.’s referendum vote to leave the European Union continued to shake up the political order on both sides of the Atlantic in 2018. — WSJ, "Year of Living Dangerously With Friends and Foes," 17 Dec. 2018 Also weighing on yields were concerns about plans by the antiestablishment government in Italy to boost fiscal spending by increasing borrowing to fund a larger budget deficit. — Daniel Kruger, WSJ, "U.S. Government Bonds Rally as Global Stocks Fall," 23 Oct. 2018 Quickly rising to become part of London fashion’s antiestablishment establishment, his 1995 London Fashion Week show received the ultimate Establishment hat tip: It was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, "Joe Casely-Hayford, the British Fashion Designer, Dies at 62," 3 Jan. 2019 At the extremes of the political spectrum, antiestablishment parties on the far right and far left are expected to gain at least a third of seats in the new European Parliament, according to Poll of Polls, an EU opinion polls aggregator. — Valentina Pop, WSJ, "Europe’s Center-Right Parties Face Threats on Continental Stage," 8 Nov. 2018 Tensions flared between European capitals last week when Italy’s new antiestablishment government refused to take in a boat of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean. — Andrea Thomas, WSJ, "Merkel and Macron Unite on Europe’s Future," 19 June 2018

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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiestablishment. Accessed 20 Feb. 2020.

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