variants
or antistatist
: characterized by or expressing opposition to statism
antistatist ideas/views
… anti-statist politicians who crusaded to shrink government.—
David Sehat
David Sehat
anti-statist
noun
or antistatist
plural anti-statists or antistatists
Antistatists believed that most social problems are a result of too much government interference in the operation of the free market.
—Angela K Lewis
Angela K Lewis
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The victory rescued Reagan's campaign, and demonstrated his popularity with southern conservative voters, donors, and strategists — many, like Helms, recently converted Democrats — who relished Reagan’s anti-statist rhetoric and despised Ford as an establishment moderate.
—TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
And the frustration morphs into a virulent hatred of public sector employees and merges with a strident anti-statist ideology.
—Deborah Boucoyannis, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2015
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TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
And the frustration morphs into a virulent hatred of public sector employees and merges with a strident anti-statist ideology.
—Deborah Boucoyannis, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2015
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“Anti-statist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-statist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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