antiestablishmentarianism
Against the establishment
Opposition to established power structures, institutions, or authority—particularly government, religious hierarchies, or dominant social systems.
The term describes a political stance rather than a specific movement: His antiestablishmentarianism made him suspicious of any large organization.
Often used somewhat playfully as an example of a very long English word, which has given it more currency in vocabulary discussions than in actual political discourse.
Raw, fast rock genre
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
- bohemiansUnconventional artistic types
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
zines · DIY ethic · communes · squatting · alternative lifestyle · dropout · fringe · subculture
Open resistance to authority
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
dissidence · objection · refusal · resistance · questioning · speaking out · whistleblowing · conscientious objection
Violent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
sedition · subversion · overthrow · mutiny · resistance · guerrilla · radicalism · riot
Doctrine of personal independence
- free-thinkingIndependently minded
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
- independenceFreedom from external control
autonomy · self-reliance · heterodoxy · rule-breaking · anti-authoritarian · maverick · outsider · freethinker
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
sit-in · boycott · grassroots · campaigning · advocacy · petition · picketing · strike
Existing condition of affairs
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- power structureOrganization of authority
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
corporatism · oligarchy · plutocracy · patriarchy · elitism · institutions · mainstream · orthodoxy
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- hippiesCountercultural youth of the sixties
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
- bohemiansUnconventional artistic types
underground · zines · DIY ethic · communes · squatting · alternative lifestyle · dropout · fringe · subculture · anarcho-punk
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
disagreement · dissidence · objection · refusal · resistance · questioning · speaking out · whistleblowing · conscientious objection · noncompliance
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
insurgency · sedition · subversion · overthrow · mutiny · resistance · guerrilla · radicalism · riot · barricades
individualism
Doctrine of personal independence
- free-thinkingIndependently minded
- unorthodoxyDeparture from accepted belief
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
independence · autonomy · self-reliance · heterodoxy · rule-breaking · anti-authoritarian · maverick · outsider · freethinker · iconoclasm
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
civil disobedience · sit-in · boycott · grassroots · campaigning · advocacy · petition · picketing · strike · organizing
status quo
Existing condition of affairs
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- power structureOrganization of authority
- hegemonyDominant group's control
authoritarianism · corporatism · oligarchy · plutocracy · patriarchy · elitism · institutions · mainstream · orthodoxy · ruling class
antiestablishmentarianismestablishmentarianism
Support for existing institutions
institutionalism · statism · centralism · authoritarianism · loyalism
antiestablishmentarianismconformity
Adherence to norms
conformism · traditionalism · compliance · conservatism · conventionalism
antiestablishmentarianismauthoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
submissiveness · obedience · bootlicking · sycophancy · subservience
establish, establishment, establishments, established, establishing, establishes, disestablish, disestablishment, reestablish