anti-reservation
|an-ti-res-er-va-tion|
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/ˌæn.ti.rɛz.ərˈveɪ.ʃən/
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/ˌæn.ti.rɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
against reservation policy
Etymology
'anti-reservation' is a modern compound formed from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') and the noun 'reservation' (from Latin via Old French).
'reservation' comes from Latin 'reservare' ('re-' + 'servare' = 'to keep back'), passed into Old French as 'reserver' and Middle English as 'reservation'; the prefix 'anti-' entered English via Latin/Greek usage meaning 'against', and the compound combines these elements in contemporary English.
Individually, 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'reservation' originally meant 'a keeping back' or 'allocation/reserving'; together the compound evolved to mean 'being against reservation policies (quotas/allocations)', a modern political usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to a system of reservation (policies that reserve places or quotas, e.g., for disadvantaged groups).
The anti-reservation movement organized street protests against the new quota policy.
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Adjective 1
describing a person, position, or action that is opposed to reservation policies or systems.
She took an anti-reservation stance during the debate.
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