Antipolitics

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Broad rejection of political institutions and processes. countable, uncountable

    "the politics (perhaps we should say the anti-politics) of those who desired no compulsory civil government at all"

  2. 2
    Political activity based on moral or intellectual stature rather than force. countable, uncountable

    "Antipolitics means refusing to consider nuclear war a satisfactory answer in any way."

  3. 3
    An ideology that prefers centralized and arbitrary rule to democratic government countable, uncountable

    "The perfection of antipolitics required nonpolitical leadership and the negation of partisan strife."

  4. 4
    Avoidance of political debates and controversies. countable, uncountable

Example

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"the politics (perhaps we should say the anti-politics) of those who desired no compulsory civil government at all"

Etymology

Anti-politics (1843), from anti- + politics.

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