antibusiness
Hostile to enterprise
Antibusiness describes opposition or hostility toward business interests, practices, or the business community generally.
The term often appears in political discourse: Critics accused the administration of antibusiness policies.
Someone with antibusiness attitudes may distrust corporations, oppose deregulation, or favor restrictions on commercial activity.
Also spelled anti-business.
Public expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
grassroots · campaign · coalition · civil disobedience · petition · unionize · resistance · advocacy
Dishonest abuse of power
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
malpractice · bribery · deception · predatory · scandal · nepotism · cronyism · manipulation
One seller, no substitutes
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
red tape · bureaucracy · tariffs · protectionism · corporate tax · subsidies · trade barriers · enforcement
Opposing private ownership systems
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- plutocracyRule by the rich
oligarchy · neoliberalism · free market · laissez-faire · privatization · corporatism · crony capitalism · wealth inequality
False sustainability claims
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- carbon-intensiveReleasing much CO2
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- fossil fuelsCombustible prehistoric organic deposits
ecocide · overconsumption · unsustainable · habitat loss · biodiversity loss · resource depletion · overfishing · emissions
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
picketing · grassroots · campaign · coalition · civil disobedience · petition · unionize · resistance · advocacy · agitator
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
profiteering · malpractice · bribery · deception · predatory · scandal · nepotism · cronyism · manipulation · kickback
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
deregulation · red tape · bureaucracy · tariffs · protectionism · corporate tax · subsidies · trade barriers · enforcement · watchdog
anticapitalist
Opposing private ownership systems
- populistAdvocate for ordinary citizens
- socialistProponent of collective ownership
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
plutocracy · oligarchy · neoliberalism · free market · laissez-faire · privatization · corporatism · crony capitalism · wealth inequality · class warfare
greenwashing
False sustainability claims
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- carbon-intensiveReleasing much CO2
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
fossil fuels · ecocide · overconsumption · unsustainable · habitat loss · biodiversity loss · resource depletion · overfishing · emissions · toxic waste
antibusinessprobusiness
Favoring commercial interests
pro-business · business-friendly · free-market · laissez-faire · entrepreneurial
business, businessman, businesslike, businesswoman, businessperson, busyness, businessmen, businesswomen, antitrust