fight the power
Oppose the establishment
Fight the power is a rallying cry against oppressive authority or systemic injustice.
The phrase urges resistance to institutions—government, corporations, social structures—seen as wielding power unfairly.
Popularized by Public Enemy's 1989 anthem, it became shorthand for defiance against the establishment: Keep fighting the power.
The tone ranges from earnest activism to ironic overstatement when applied to minor frustrations.
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
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- protest sloganssi se puede, enough is enough, rise up, resist, ban the bomb
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
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Yielding to another's will
compliance · bow down · fall in line · toe the line · go along to get along
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Behave as expected
conformity · sell out · assimilate · play by the rules · fit in
fight the powerpolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
do nothing · apathy · look the other way · keep quiet · complacency
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