anti-monarchist

IPA/ˌæn.tiˈmɒn.ə.kɪst/
IPA/ˌæn.t̬iˈmɑː.nɚ.kɪst/

anti-monarchist — adjective

1. holding the view that a country should not have a king or queen as its head of s

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Definition

holding the view that a country should not have a king or queen as its head of state; against the system of monarchy.

Example

Sofia wrote an anti-monarchist article calling for a vote on the future of the royal family.

anti-monarchist article

The landlord refused to rent his hall to any anti-monarchist group.

Common collocations
  • anti-monarchist sentiment
  • anti-monarchist movement
  • anti-monarchist protest
  • anti-monarchist pamphlet
  • anti-monarchist rally
Synonyms
  • anti-royalist

    narrower in scope; focuses on the royal family or crown rather than the entire system of monarchy

  • republican

    broader; describes someone who actively supports a republic as an alternative form of government, not merely opposes monarchy

  • revolutionary

    much broader and more extreme; implies a desire to overthrow the whole political order, not just monarchy

Antonyms
  • royalist

    supports the monarchy and the reigning royal family

  • monarchist

    believes monarchy is the best or most legitimate form of government

Usage Note

Common in attributive position (before a noun) to describe writings, speeches, groups, or political movements.

Common Mistakes

He is an anti-monarchist person against the queen.
He holds anti-monarchist views.
The adjective already expresses opposition; do not add 'against' after it.

anti-monarchist — noun

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

All three words describe opposition to existing political authority, but they differ in scope and focus. Anti-royalist is the narrowest: it targets the royal family or crown specifically — someone might be anti-royalist because they dislike the current queen's policies, without rejecting monarchy as a system. Republican is broader and more system-oriented: it advocates for a republic (an elected head of state) as a positive alternative, not merely opposition to monarchy. Revolutionary is the broadest and most radical: it seeks to overthrow the entire political order, economy, and social structure, not just replace a monarch with a president. For example, a republican might campaign for a referendum on abolishing the monarchy, while a revolutionary would call for dismantling the entire government and building a new one from scratch.

anti-royalist ↗republican ↗revolutionary ↗

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Etymology

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Formed in English from the Greek prefix anti- ('against') and the word monarchist, which itself comes from the Greek monarkhes ('sole ruler'), from monos ('alone') and arkhein ('to rule'). The term entered political vocabulary in the 17th and 18th centuries during European debates about the legitimacy of hereditary rule versus republican government.