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an|ti|gov|ern|ment
an|ti|gov|ern|ment «AN tee GUHV uhrn muhnt, -uhr muhnt», adjective.
1. opposed to the institution or apparatus of government.
2. a) opposed to a particular government or its policies: »

[The] National Revolutionary Movement, aided by disqualification of some antigovernment candidates, captured 78 seats in the 123-man Assembly (Time).

b) = anti-administration. (Cf. ↑anti-administration)

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