anti-government
Opposing the state
Anti-government describes opposition to a government or to government authority in general.
The term ranges from legitimate political dissent to violent extremism: anti-government protesters, anti-government militia groups.
Someone with anti-government views may oppose specific policies, a particular regime, or the concept of governmental authority itself.
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
insurgency · guerrilla · mutiny · overthrow · secession · putsch · junta · paramilitary
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- dissidenceOpposition to prevailing views
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
- discontentUnhappiness with circumstances
nonconformity · objection · insubordination · disapproval · skepticism · contrarianism · radicalism · iconoclasm
Communal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
populism · extremism · factionalism · partisanship · anti-establishment · anti-authoritarian · subversive · seditious
Dishonest abuse of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
censorship · propaganda · nepotism · cronyism · oligarchy · plutocracy · bureaucracy · mismanagement
Without national belonging
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
non-hierarchical · self-management · communes · cooperatives · collectivism · squatting
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
revolution · insurgency · guerrilla · mutiny · overthrow · secession · putsch · junta · paramilitary · militia
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- dissidenceOpposition to prevailing views
- disaffectionLoss of loyalty
discontent · nonconformity · objection · insubordination · disapproval · skepticism · contrarianism · radicalism · iconoclasm · dissident
socialism
Communal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
nationalism · populism · extremism · factionalism · partisanship · anti-establishment · anti-authoritarian · subversive · seditious · revolutionary
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
oppression · censorship · propaganda · nepotism · cronyism · oligarchy · plutocracy · bureaucracy · mismanagement · exploitation
stateless
Without national belonging
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
syndicalism · non-hierarchical · self-management · communes · cooperatives · collectivism · squatting
demonstration
Public display of opinion
picketing · sit-in · boycott · placards · banners · chanting · vigil · blockade · occupation · strike
- political oppositionopposition party, opposition leader, minority party, minority leader, loyal opposition
- rebellionrevolt, rebel, mutiny, insurgency, insurrection
- Dissident Literaturebanned books, samizdat, underground press, prison writing, protest poetry
anti-governmentpro-government
Supporting current authorities
loyalist · statist · pro-state · patriotic · nationalist
anti-governmentestablishment
Founded organization or venue
conformist · conservative · traditionalist · institutionalist · mainstream
anti-governmentloyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
patriotic · nationalist · flag-waving · jingoistic · civic-minded