antisocialist

[ an-tee-soh-shuh-list, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

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noun

a person who opposes socialism.

adjective

Also an·ti·so·cial·is·tic. opposing socialism, made up of antisocialists, etc.: Antisocialist forces marched on the capital.

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Origin of antisocialist

First recorded in 1860–65; anti- + socialist

How to use antisocialist in a sentence

The provisional government having resigned, the republican and anti-socialist majority on the 9th The Executive Commission.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various
The anti-socialist law was intended to cut off every legal and peaceable means of advancing the socialist cause.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
When the anti-socialist law was put into effect, the party polled under 450,000 votes.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
Once Todd stalked along and embarrassed her by being indignant over an anti-socialist orator in Madison Square.
The Job|Sinclair Lewis

The boards of education in the different cities should see to it that anti-Socialist instruction be given to the children.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto