antisocialist
Opposing state ownership
Antisocialist describes opposition to socialism as a political or economic system.
Someone antisocialist opposes collective ownership, state control of industry, or wealth redistribution: The candidate ran on an antisocialist platform.
The term appears in political discourse to characterize policies, movements, or individuals aligned against socialist ideology.
Disagreement with authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
protest · disapproval · dissidence · defiance · backlash · repudiation · antagonism · counterrevolutionary
Opposition to Marxist ideology
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
Unregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
shareholder · corporation · industrialist · tycoon · magnate · multinational · conglomerate · consumerism
Politically conservative faction
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- paleoconservativeTraditional, isolationist American rightist
nationalist · monarchist · pro-business · establishment · hawkish · patriarchal · aristocratic · Thatcherite
Official rules governing conduct
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- restrictionLimit on action
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
suppression · enforcement · legislation · sanction · embargo · deportation · internment · blacklisting
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
rejection · protest · disapproval · dissidence · defiance · backlash · repudiation · antagonism · counterrevolutionary · anti-communist
anti-communism
Opposition to Marxist ideology
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
free-market
Unregulated private exchange
- privatizationState sells public assets
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
deregulation · shareholder · corporation · industrialist · tycoon · magnate · multinational · conglomerate · consumerism · monopoly
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
paleoconservative · nationalist · monarchist · pro-business · establishment · hawkish · patriarchal · aristocratic · Thatcherite · Reaganite
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- restrictionLimit on action
censorship · suppression · enforcement · legislation · sanction · embargo · deportation · internment · blacklisting · surveillance
antisocialistsocialist
Proponent of collective ownership
Marxist · communist · socialism · collectivist · leftist
antisocialisttrade unionist
Labor organization member
class warrior · proletarian · revolutionary · fellow traveler · red