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antiestablishment in American English (ˌæntiɪˈstæblɪʃmənt, ˌæntai-) adjectiveopposed to or working against the existing power structure or mores, as of society or government Antiestablishment candidates promised to disband the army, Congress, and the cabinetif elected Word origin [1955–60; anti- + establishment]Examples of 'antiestablishment' in a sentenceantiestablishment She was thought to disapprove of his antiestablishment views.Andre was probably the first tennis player to be a bit antiestablishment.Sadly, no such antiestablishment sentiments came from this year's cooing recipients.Make-up, frilly shirts and fedora hats became the antiestablishment uniform.It is, they say, merely an antiestablishment display.The mythology of this anarchic, antiestablishment swell of thought is hard to unpick.The other source of antiestablishment sentiment is the way capitalism operates.I actually quite like wacky antiestablishment candidates.On pretty much every other subject, his views are firm and often antiestablishment. |