antigovernment
Americanadjective
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opposed to or in rebellion against an existing government.
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of or relating to a political group, military force, etc., seeking to replace or overthrow an existing government.
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Origin of antigovernment
Example Sentences
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The atmosphere was more akin to a music festival than an antigovernment rally in the middle of a war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
An antigovernment paranoiac, she has contrived to disappear from public records and hides away inside a New York ministorage unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Duannis was 22 and watching soccer at a cafe when he spontaneously joined Cuba’s biggest antigovernment street protest in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Tehran on Thursday saw its biggest antigovernment protests since the unrest started in late December.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
Inspired by the Defiance Campaign, the COD was formed in late 1952 as a party for radical, left-wing, antigovernment whites.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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