anti-capitalist
anti-capitalist — adjective
1. against the system in which private owners control businesses in order to make p
against the system in which private owners control businesses in order to make profit
Students held an anti-capitalist march outside the stock exchange in Seoul.
anti-capitalist + protest noun
Yael's anti-capitalist essays attacked rich owners and praised worker-run factories.
anti-capitalist + essays / views
The band kept an anti-capitalist tone even after signing with a label.
At the meeting, Trang proposed an anti-capitalist housing plan for the district.
- anti-corporate
narrower; aimed at large companies rather than the whole economic system
- left-wing
broader political label; not every left-wing idea rejects capitalism completely
- capitalist
supports private ownership and profit as the basis of the economy
- pro-business
broader and milder; supports business interests without always defending capitalism as a whole
文法句型
anti-capitalist + noun
be anti-capitalist
用法筆記
Usually describes views, protests, art, policies, or groups. When you mean a person who holds this belief, the noun sense is often more natural.
常見錯誤
anti-capitalist — noun
1. a person who wants capitalism to be resisted, changed, or replaced
a person who wants capitalism to be resisted, changed, or replaced
Ravindra became an anti-capitalist after his factory closed and wages fell.
become an anti-capitalist
Mira interviewed anti-capitalists who wanted banks and railways under public control.
anti-capitalists who + clause
At dinner, Mert called himself an anti-capitalist but still ran a small shop.
The anti-capitalists in the square handed out leaflets about rent and debt.
- capitalist
someone who supports capitalism or profits from private ownership
文法句型
an anti-capitalist
anti-capitalists + verb
用法筆記
Often names activists, writers, students, or party members. The label is broad, so anti-capitalists may disagree strongly about what system should replace capitalism.