antiauthoritarianism
Opposing concentrated power
Antiauthoritarianism is opposition to concentrated power and hierarchical control, whether in government, institutions, or social structures.
The stance questions obedience to authority figures and resists systems that demand unquestioning compliance.
Her antiauthoritarianism made her suspicious of both church and state.
The term appears in political philosophy and describes tendencies ranging from mild skepticism of institutions to radical rejection of all governing structures.
Public expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
resistance · objection · critique · questioning · skepticism · refusal · challenge · dissidence
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
humanism · secularism · progressivism · rationalism · skepticism · enlightenment · syndicalism · mutualism
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
liberation · free-will · self-governance · civil-liberties · sovereignty · self-rule · decentralization
Direct effort for reform
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
march · sit-in · organizing · solidarity · picketing · occupation · walkout · grassroots
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
nonconformity · resistance · objection · critique · questioning · skepticism · refusal · challenge · dissidence · noncompliance
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
pluralism · humanism · secularism · progressivism · rationalism · skepticism · enlightenment · syndicalism · mutualism
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
emancipation · liberation · free-will · self-governance · civil-liberties · sovereignty · self-rule · decentralization
activism
Direct effort for reform
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · march · sit-in · organizing · solidarity · picketing · occupation · walkout · grassroots · consciousness-raising
antiauthoritarianismauthoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
totalitarianism · despotism · tyranny · autocracy · dictatorship
antiauthoritarianismstatism
Doctrine of governmental dominance
collectivism · state control · centralized power · big government · command economy
antiauthoritarianismauthoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
submissiveness · conformism · obedience · deference · subservience
anti, author, authority, authoritarian, authoritarianism, authorize, authorization, authorized, unauthorised