antiauthoritarian

adj, noun — 3 senses

antiauthoritarian

adj

Etymology From anti- + authoritarian.

1

Opposed to authoritarianism

  • For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.1988 June 3, F.K. Plous Jr., “The Authenticists' Conundrum”, in Chicago Reader:
2

Opposed to authority

antiauthoritarian

noun

Etymology From anti- + authoritarian.

1

One who is opposed to authority.

Derived terms
antiauthoritarianism
Related terms
authoritarian

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