anti-authoritarian
Opposing concentrated power
Anti-authoritarian describes opposition to concentrated power and rigid hierarchies.
Someone anti-authoritarian resists being told what to do by governments, institutions, or bosses: The punk scene was anti-authoritarian to its core.
The stance ranges from mild skepticism of authority to active resistance against all forms of imposed control.
Rejects prevailing social standards
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- free-thinkerOne who reasons independently
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
contrarian · rebel · radical · skeptic · questioning · unorthodox · anti-establishment · defiant
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- post-structuralismTheory rejecting stable meaning
- GoldmanGerman-Jewish surname
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- self-managementGoverning oneself independently
grassroots · participatory · consensus · cooperative · collectivism · federation · commune · syndicalism
Public expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
nonconformity · insubordination · dissidence · objection · critique · disagreement · challenge · refusal
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- mutinyRevolt against authority
overthrow · insurgency · guerrilla · underground · coup · riot · unrest · barricade
Absence of unjust constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
pluralism · tolerance · democracy · unshackled · self-expression · privacy
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- free-thinkerOne who reasons independently
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
dissenter · contrarian · rebel · radical · skeptic · questioning · unorthodox · anti-establishment · defiant · ungovernable
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- post-structuralismTheory rejecting stable meaning
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
self-management · grassroots · participatory · consensus · cooperative · collectivism · federation · commune · syndicalism · assembly
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
opposition · nonconformity · insubordination · dissidence · objection · critique · disagreement · challenge · refusal · contestation
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
mutiny · overthrow · insurgency · guerrilla · underground · coup · riot · unrest · barricade · anarchy
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
sovereignty · pluralism · tolerance · democracy · unshackled · self-expression · privacy
- Individualismindividualism, self-reliance, nonconformity, personal freedom, autonomy
anti-authoritarianauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
totalitarian · fascist · autocratic · despotic · dictatorial
anti-authoritarianconformist
One following accepted norms
obedient · submissive · compliant · deferential · docile
authority, authorize, authorized, authors, unauthorized, authored, authoritative, authorization, authorizing