Anti-Administration
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/ˌænti-ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
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/ˌænti-ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/
(anti-administration)
against the administration
Etymology
'Anti-Administration' is a compound formed from the prefix 'anti-' and the noun 'administration.' 'Anti-' originates from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against,' and 'administration' comes from Latin 'administratio' (from 'administrare'), where 'ad-' meant 'to/toward' and the root 'ministr-' (from 'minister') carried the sense 'to serve or manage.'
'Administration' entered English via Latin administratio and Old French, passing through Middle English forms to become modern English 'administration.' The compound 'anti-administration' arose in English usage to describe opposition to a governing administration, notably used in the United States in the late 18th century to label the Anti-Administration faction.
Initially the parts meant 'against' (anti-) and 'management or governance' (administration); assembled as 'anti-administration' the term has consistently meant opposition to an administration or its policies, with a notable historic political use referring to a specific U.S. faction.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a late-18th-century U.S. political faction (often called the Anti-Administration faction) that opposed many of the policies of the Washington administration, especially those advocated by Alexander Hamilton.
The Anti-Administration senators voted against Hamilton's financial plan.
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Noun 2
the state or stance of being opposed to a (particular) administration or its policies.
There was growing anti-administration sentiment among the protesters.
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Adjective 1
opposed to the administration (in power) or its policies.
Her remarks were clearly anti-administration and drew criticism from officials.
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