anti-libertarian
adjective
(alsoantilibertarian)uk /ˌæn.tiˌlɪb.əˈteə.ri.ən/ us /ˌæn.t̬iˌlɪb.ɚˈter.i.ən//ˌæn.taɪˌlɪb.ɚˈter.i.ən/
opposing or not supporting the idea that people should be free to think and behave as they want and should not have limits put on them by governments:
Students banned the speaker in protest at what they said were his anti-libertarian policies.
His actions prove that he is deeply anti-libertarian.
Related word
libertarianadjective
They voiced their concern at many of the Government's anti-libertarian actions.
They did not accept the anti-libertarian view that people can't do what they want in their own homes.
This anti-libertarian trend began many years earlier.
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