anti-authority
Opposes those commanding
Anti-authority describes opposition to established power structures, rules, or those who enforce them.
The stance ranges from healthy skepticism of institutions to reflexive defiance of anyone in charge: punk rock's anti-authority ethos, His anti-authority attitude got him fired from three jobs.
Often carries connotations of rebelliousness or distrust of government, police, or organizational hierarchy.
Raw, fast rock genre
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
maverick · outsider · alternative · antiestablishment · DIY · graffiti · zine · transgressive
Defiance of established power
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
subversion · revolution · defiance · civil disobedience · insurrection · antiestablishment · libertarianism · sedition
Open resistance to authority
- oppositionalInclined to oppose
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
distrust · autonomy · independence · resentment · skepticism · noncompliance · insubordination · disobedience
Insider who reports misconduct
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
checks and balances · reform · corruption · abuse of power · bureaucracy · hierarchy · surveillance · censorship
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
iconoclast · maverick · outsider · alternative · antiestablishment · DIY · graffiti · zine · transgressive · fringe
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
resistance · subversion · revolution · defiance · civil disobedience · insurrection · antiestablishment · libertarianism · sedition · uprising
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- oppositionalInclined to oppose
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
contrarian · distrust · autonomy · independence · resentment · skepticism · noncompliance · insubordination · disobedience · willfulness
whistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
transparency · checks and balances · reform · corruption · abuse of power · bureaucracy · hierarchy · surveillance · censorship · cover-up
- Australian ComedyDame Edna, Rebel Wilson, Eric Bana, Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee
- operator psychologydriver fatigue, pilot fatigue, mental workload, cognitive load, human error
anti-authorityauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
statist · establishmentarian · hierarchical · pro-government · traditionalist
anti-authorityobedient
Following commands willingly
compliant · submissive · deferential · conformist · docile