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Antigovernment meaning

  1. Opposed to a government currently in power.
  2. Opposed to government in general.

Using Antigovernment

  • The main meaning on this page is: Opposed to a government currently in power. | Opposed to government in general.
  • In the example corpus, antigovernment often appears in combinations such as: antigovernment demonstrations, of antigovernment, antigovernment protesters.

Context around Antigovernment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quieted 1× decidedly 1× area 1× enormous 1× 2012 1×

Often after:

demonstrations 5× protesters 3× street 2× protests 2× movement 1× feelings 1× sentiment 1×

Sentence patterns with Antigovernment

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a decidedly antigovernment and anti 1× and antigovernment protesters take 1× antigovernment protesters amassed 1× antigovernment protests continued 1× city s antigovernment demonstrations and 1× enormous antigovernment demonstrations in 1× flurry of antigovernment street protests 1× fong area antigovernment protesters retreated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a video of 1× a week ago 1× and antigovernment protesters 1× antigovernment protesters amassed 1× antigovernment protests continued 1× apple daily once 1×

Common sentence endings:

a subway station 1× and antigovernment demonstrations 1× anti beijing slant 1× antigovernment street demonstrations 1× authoritarian clerical rule 1× conventional political parties 1×

Words around Antigovernment

Just before it in the word index:

antigonus 7 antigonish 80 antigones 2 antigone 25 antigo 3 antigens 76

Just after it in the word index:

antigraft 4 antigravity 5 antigreen 4 antigua 326 antiguan 30 antiguans 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Antigovernment

  • In this selection, "antigovernment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quieted, decidedly, area, demonstrations, protesters and street stand out and add context to how "antigovernment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a decidedly antigovernment and anti and and antigovernment protesters take. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antigovernment" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antigovernment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And antigovernment protesters take it out on the Christians, on the cops. (12 words)

Somoza Garcia's National Guard repressed serious political opposition and antigovernment demonstrations. (12 words)

Antigovernment protests continued this weekend in Belarus, as demonstrators call for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Educated class as a problem Troops in St. Petersburg The Minister of the Interior, Plehve, designated schools as a pressing problem for the government, but he did not realize it was only a symptom of antigovernment feelings among the educated class. (41 words)

Egypt has become one of the world’s most aggressive jailers of reporters, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and security forces have arrested eight other journalists since a flurry of antigovernment street protests in September. (37 words)

Apple Daily, once a lowbrow rag that ran prostitute reviews, has evolved into a more serious, though still rambunctious, journal of political and social news with a decidedly antigovernment and anti-Beijing slant. (33 words)

Example sentences (16)

Four months after a nationwide uprising erupted in Iran, a lethal crackdown and an ailing economy have quieted antigovernment street demonstrations.

Iran on Saturday hanged two men who participated in antigovernment demonstrations have been sentenced to death for their part in the protests.

Women played a central role in the months of antigovernment protests that followed, demanding nothing less than the abolition of the entire system of authoritarian clerical rule.

Antigovernment protesters amassed in the country’s capital to oppose President Alexander G. Lukashenko, in the largest demonstration since he claimed a sixth term in a fraud-tainted election last week.

Antigovernment protests continued this weekend in Belarus, as demonstrators call for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign.

Mr. Chen made headlines last summer when he visited Hong Kong to report on the city’s antigovernment demonstrations and challenged portrayals by Chinese state news media that the protesters were rioters.

Apple Daily, once a lowbrow rag that ran prostitute reviews, has evolved into a more serious, though still rambunctious, journal of political and social news with a decidedly antigovernment and anti-Beijing slant.

A video of the episode quickly spread online, becoming a symbol for the antigovernment movement that has gripped the country for days.

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A week ago, after an hourslong standoff with the police in the Kwai Fong area, antigovernment protesters retreated to a subway station.

Egypt has become one of the world’s most aggressive jailers of reporters, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and security forces have arrested eight other journalists since a flurry of antigovernment street protests in September.

Enormous antigovernment demonstrations in both countries, some tinged with hostility and resentment toward Iran, have suddenly put Iran’s interests at risk.

And antigovernment protesters take it out on the Christians, on the cops.

During the June and July 2012 antigovernment demonstrations, authorities blocked access to several popular online discussion forums.

Educated class as a problem Troops in St. Petersburg The Minister of the Interior, Plehve, designated schools as a pressing problem for the government, but he did not realize it was only a symptom of antigovernment feelings among the educated class.

Some antigovernment sentiment has been channeled into radical Islamic organizations such as Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is outlawed as a terrorist organization, rather than into conventional political parties.

Somoza Garcia's National Guard repressed serious political opposition and antigovernment demonstrations.

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Common combinations with antigovernment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antigovernment" in a sentence?
An example: "Four months after a nationwide uprising erupted in Iran, a lethal crackdown and an ailing economy have quieted antigovernment street demonstrations." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "antigovernment" from authentic English texts.
What does "antigovernment" mean?
Antigovernment means: Opposed to a government currently in power.
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