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antiestablishmentarianism

American  
[an-tee-i-stab-lish-muhn-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti ɪˌstæb lɪʃ mənˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

  1. a policy or attitude that views a nation's power structure as corrupt, repressive, exploitive, etc.

Etymology

Origin of antiestablishmentarianism

antiestablishmentarian + -ism

Example Sentences

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But the two agreed that the path forward was to adopt a populist antiestablishmentarianism.

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