Meanings
nounanti-authoritarianism (uncountable)
- uncountableopposition to authoritarianism
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂owg-éye-ti
- Proto-Italic*augejō
- Proto-Italic*augeō
- Latinaugeō
- Latinauctor
- Latinauctōritā
- Old Frenchautorité
- Middle Englishauctorite
- Englishauthority
- Englishauthoritarian
- Englishauthoritarianism
- Englishanti-authoritarianism
From anti- + authoritarianism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 反独裁
- 反独裁 (fǎn dú cái)the belief that communities should have the right to govern themselves
Portuguese antiautoritarismo
- antiautoritarismothe belief that communities should have the right to govern themselves
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anti-authoritarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-authoritarianism
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“anti-authoritarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-authoritarianism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-authoritarianism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-authoritarianism.
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