antiestablishment
[an-tee-i-stab-lish-muh nt, an-tahy-]
- opposed to or working against the existing power structure or mores, as of society or government: Antiestablishment candidates promised to disband the army, Congress, and the cabinet if elected.
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Origin of antiestablishment
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Contemporary Examples
They took an anti-establishment stance to a new level, openly opposing the government.
And I would much rather have that anti-establishment code guiding our journalists than the one that reigns in Russia.
Meet the Censors, Propagandists and Outright Liars Who Won Putin’s PulitzersJames Kirchick
May 5, 2014
French comedian Dieudonné has paid a high price for his “anti-establishment” (a euphemism for anti-Semitic) outbursts.
Even more significant, however, is the reorientation of anti-establishment politics that follows.
But, his critics wonder, does having a name synonymous with street art put him at odds with the anti-establishment ethos of it?
Historical Examples
Graffiti is an irreverent form, with strong popular and anti-establishment elements.
The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House MiscellanyHurlo Thrumbo (pseudonym)
anti-Establishment
- opposed to established authority
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