anti-state
adjective
(alsoantistate)uk/ˌæn.tiˈsteɪt/us/ˌæn.taɪˈsteɪt/opposedto oractingagainst thegovernmentof acountry:
The newspaper'spublisherhad beenorderedtopayafineforallegedanti-stateactivity.
He wassentencedto 10yearsinprisonon anti-statecharges.
opposedto thegovernmenthaving a lot ofcontrolover theeconomyandsociety:
They have avisionthat isdeeplyconservativeand anti-state .
an anti-stateideology
Synonym
anti-statist
- Therallyturnedinto an anti-statedemonstration.
- He wasarrestedandaccusedof anti-stateterrorism.
- Theconfrontationis atestfor the government'smeasuresagainstextremistgroupsat atimeofsurginganti-stateviolence.
- The book's pro-market, anti-statemessagehasembeddeditselfdeepintowesternsocieties.
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-subversion
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutinous
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- revolution
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
- troublemaker
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