antigovernment etymology

English word antigovernment comes from English government, English anti-

Detailed word origin of antigovernment

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
government English (eng) (grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents. (uncountable) The management or control of a system.. A group of people who hold a monopoly on the legitimate use of force in a given territory.. The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.. The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political [...]
anti- English (eng) (immunology) That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.. Against, hostile to.. Contrasting with the norm.. Counteracting, neutralizing.. Opposite of, reverse.. Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.. Related to antiparticles.
antigovernment English (eng) Opposed to a government currently in power. Opposed to government in general.

Words with the same origin as antigovernment

Descendants of government
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Descendants of anti-
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