antiauthoritarian
adjective
an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an
ˌan-tē-ȯ-ˌthär-ə-ˈter-ē-ən 
-tē-ə-,
-ˌthȯr-,
ˌan-ˌtī-
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: opposed or hostile toward authority, authoritarians, or authoritarianism
Yet the digital world has been notoriously reluctant to worry much about security issues, because they pose conflicts with cherished antiauthoritarian notions of freedom.—
Jon Katz
Jon Katz
antiauthoritarian
noun
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In communist East Germany, a number of leading antiauthoritarians were arrested.
—Bob McGlynn
Bob McGlynn
antiauthoritarianism
noun
or
… the personal antiauthoritarianism exemplified by the sixties pot-smokers …
—Katha Pollitt
Katha Pollitt
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Russians needed to consider the possibility that Telegram, the supposedly antiauthoritarian app cofounded by the mercurial Saint Petersburg native Pavel Durov, was now complying with the Kremlin’s legal requests.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 3 Feb. 2023
Boseman’s role in Lee’s film—as an officer in the Vietnam War who, with a personal version of antiauthoritarian radicalism, both mentors and educates young Black soldiers under his command—is brief but fierce and complex.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Insufficient law enforcement, coupled with antiauthoritarian attitudes among non-Natives, contributed to an 'anything goes' atmosphere in which migrants exploited Alaska Natives.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2017
He'd always been drawn to antiauthoritarian sites: The hacking group Anonymous interested him because of its dedication to preventing animal cruelty.
—Jessica Pishko, Esquire, 8 Sep. 2016
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Krista Stevens, Longreads, 3 Feb. 2023
Boseman’s role in Lee’s film—as an officer in the Vietnam War who, with a personal version of antiauthoritarian radicalism, both mentors and educates young Black soldiers under his command—is brief but fierce and complex.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Insufficient law enforcement, coupled with antiauthoritarian attitudes among non-Natives, contributed to an 'anything goes' atmosphere in which migrants exploited Alaska Natives.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2017
He'd always been drawn to antiauthoritarian sites: The hacking group Anonymous interested him because of its dedication to preventing animal cruelty.
—Jessica Pishko, Esquire, 8 Sep. 2016
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“Antiauthoritarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiauthoritarian. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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