anti-statist

adjective

an·​ti-stat·​ist

ˌan-tē-ˈstā-tist,

ˌan-tī- 

variants or antistatist

: characterized by or expressing opposition to statism

antistatist ideas/views

… anti-statist politicians who crusaded to shrink government.

—David Sehat

anti-statist noun

or antistatist

plural anti-statists or antistatists

Antistatists believed that most social problems are a result of too much government interference in the operation of the free market.

—Angela K Lewis

Examples of anti-statist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The victory rescued Reagan's campaign, and demonstrated his popularity with southern conservative voters, donors, and strategists — many, like Helms, recently converted Democrats — who relished Reagan’s anti-statist rhetoric and despised Ford as an establishment moderate. —TIME, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above