anti-establishment

Definition

Opposed to the existing sociopolitical system (the establishment).

Etymology

From anti- + establishment.

Example Sentences

• "The hippies were noted for their anti-establishment ways, firmly opposed to the order their parents so revered."
• "Almost one-third of Europeans now vote for populist, far-right or far-left parties, research shows, with wide support for anti-establishment politics surging across the continent in an increasingly problematic challenge to the mainstream."