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antisocialist

American

[an-tee-soh-shuh-list, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

a person who opposes socialism.

adjective

Also antisocialistic opposing socialism, made up of antisocialists, etc..

Antisocialist forces marched on the capital.

Etymology

Origin of antisocialist

First recorded in 1860–65; anti- + socialist

Example Sentences

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A poster marking the end of Bismarck’s antisocialist law, in 1890, showed Siegfried thrusting his sword into a dragon.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2020

Initially, France’s FN electorate was relatively bourgeois, elderly, Catholic, conservative, and antisocialist, and the party program coincided with this electorate’s demands for the free market.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2017

One victim of the 1956 campaign was Writer Wang Meng, whom Mao purged as an "antisocialist" and sent into internal exile for 24 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Jaruzelski entered the fray, assailing "certain clergymen who espouse antisocialist activities and attitudes."

From Time Magazine Archive

The official press last week stepped up its campaign against "antisocialist elements" and specifically denounced KOR, the dissident group that has been advising the strikers.

From Time Magazine Archive

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