antiauthoritarian

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English

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Etymology

From anti- +‎ authoritarian.

Adjective

antiauthoritarian (comparative more antiauthoritarian, superlative most antiauthoritarian)

  1. Opposed to authoritarianism
    Synonyms: counter-authoritarian, libertarian
    • 1988 June 3, F.K. Plous Jr., “The Authenticists' Conundrum”, in Chicago Reader:
      For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.
  2. Opposed to authority

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Noun

antiauthoritarian (plural antiauthoritarians)

  1. One who is opposed to authority.

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