What does "anti-authoritarian" mean?

Alternative spelling of antiauthoritarian.

What is a synonym for "anti-authoritarian"?

Common synonyms include: counter-authoritarian, democratic, libertarian.

Anti-authoritarian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

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Alternative spelling of antiauthoritarian. alt-of, alternative

Adjective

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Alternative spelling of antiauthoritarian. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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counter-authoritarian democratic libertarian

Example

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"A lot of authoritarians think they're anti-authoritarian, and in an act of projection, they label everyone who differs from their narrow view of what's acceptable as "authoritarian.""

Etymology

From anti- + authoritarian.

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