Antiauthority

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposed to authority.

    "This diverse set of extremists reflects an increasingly complex threat landscape, including racially or ethnically motivated threats and antigovernment or antiauthority threats."

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"This diverse set of extremists reflects an increasingly complex threat landscape, including racially or ethnically motivated threats and antigovernment or antiauthority threats."

Etymology

From anti- + authority.

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