Meaning & use
anti-monarchist
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Meanings
nouncountable
a person who believes their country should not have a king or queen.
Grammar: Countable: one anti-monarchist, two anti-monarchists. Often used with 'be' or 'become'.
Patterns
- be an anti-monarchist
- a group of anti-monarchists
As a committed anti-monarchist, she wants the royal family removed from public life.
The anti-monarchists held a small march through the capital on the king's birthday.
adjectivebefore a noun
opposed to having a king or queen as head of state.
Grammar: Used before a noun: anti-monarchist feeling. It is not usually used after 'be'.
Patterns
- anti-monarchist views
- anti-monarchist sentiment
Anti-monarchist protests grew louder during the economic crisis.
The newspaper published an anti-monarchist editorial calling for a republic.
Word forms
| plural | anti-monarchists |
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Common combinations
- a committed anti-monarchist
- He has been a committed anti-monarchist since his student days.
- anti-monarchist sentiment
- Anti-monarchist sentiment is stronger among younger voters.
- anti-monarchist protest
- Police prepared for an anti-monarchist protest outside the palace.
- a leading anti-monarchist
- She became a leading anti-monarchist after writing a book on the cost of the crown.
Synonyms and how they differ
- republican
- In British politics this means someone who wants a president instead of a king or queen; it is the more formal, established term.
- royalist
- This is the opposite, not a synonym: a royalist supports the monarchy.
Opposites
Word family
- monarchy noun
- the system or country ruled by a king or queen.
- monarch noun
- a king, queen, or other royal ruler.
- monarchist noun
- a person who supports having a king or queen.
- anti-monarchism noun
- the belief that a country should not have a monarchy.
Commonly confused: anti-monarchist or anarchist?
anti-monarchist vs anarchist
An anarchist wants no government at all; an anti-monarchist may still support a democratic state, just without a king or queen.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'anti-monarchist' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Anti-monarchist' works as an adjective before a noun ('anti-monarchist crowd') or as a noun for a person. The other options use it as a verb or with the wrong structure.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “anti-monarchist”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.