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anti-institutional
adjective
uk /ˌæn.tiˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/ us /ˌæn.t̬iˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl//ˌæn.taɪˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
opposed to large, fixed organizations and structures in a society or system:
He was an activist with an anti-institutional approach.
He argues that friendship is by its nature anti-institutional and subversive.
Related word
institution
Some of the speakers appeared to be anti-institutional.
Christianity has its own profound anti-institutional bias.
They would like to be able to use this terminology without stirring anti-institutional fervour.
There is clearly an anti-institutional bias in the rhetoric and practice of the government.
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