antiestablishmentarianism
A political philosophy opposed to established institutions or the prevailing…A political philosophy opposed to established institutions or the prevailing “establishment”, particularly the belief held by those who resist dominant authority structures and traditional power elites within a society.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A political philosophy opposed to established institutions or the prevailing “establishment”, particularly the belief held by those who resist dominant authority structures and traditional power elites within a society.
More definitions
- the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment
Origin
From anti- + establishment + -arian + -ism.From anti- + establishment + -arian + -ism.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment:antiestablishmentism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedantidisestablishmentarianism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable