Opposition to authoritarianism. Beliefs include no absolute faith in authority; appealing to reason, logic and evidence; equality before the law and civil liberties, and rejection of appealing to authority to prove an argument as a logical fallacy. Anti-authoritarianism has been associated with the counterculture movement and sub-cultures such as punks (and offshoots such as cyberpunk and unicorn punk), beatniks, and hippies; and the bohemian movement.
The accession to power of notoriously unpopular populist politicians such as Hitler and Donald Trump has been a spur for anti-authoritarianism.
by LotusDrop February 25, 2018
Get the anti-authoritarianism mug.Self-arrogated power, most often used for its own sake. Authority gained for the specific purpose of abusing it. As noted elsewhere, coined and used most often by Eric Cartman, whom no sane adult or child would put in charge of even the most frivolous thing (see "authoritah").
by Nuance April 23, 2009
Get the authorita mug.A phrase that is meant to be said when you are having second thoughts about performing an illegal or prohibitted act.
by Bubnasty January 28, 2008
Get the fuck authority mug.A position of power over people. Most people critize authority until they eventially come into power. Then they complain when they are critized. Hypocrites.
by Achluo May 26, 2004
Get the authority mug.a bad group of pre-teens from the suburbs of massachussets who make crappy versions of songs. the only reason they got a record deal is because one of the girls has a father who owns a record company. there music sucks and no one likes it. all the girls are thin, white, rich, and bitchy. the only people who like them are 8year olds or people who are friends with people who are in the group. threre are nine girls, aged 8-14 who all have gay names like---
country girl, boho girl, glamour girl, fashion girl, preppy girl, urban girl, party girl, all-star girl and rock n' roll girl.
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country girl, boho girl, glamour girl, fashion girl, preppy girl, urban girl, party girl, all-star girl and rock n' roll girl.
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by *.*.*.*.**** May 30, 2006
Get the girl authority mug.In the series SOUTHPARK, Eric Cartman pronounces certain words differently. Actually, his whole family talks kinda funny. "Authority" is one such word. He pronounces it as "Authoriton".
Other words like confederacy and most words that end with "-y" are pronounced with "-on".
Other words like confederacy and most words that end with "-y" are pronounced with "-on".
Kyle: Cartman, I don't think this is the right thing to do.
ERIC CARTMAN: Shut up JEW! And don't question my authoriton!
ERIC CARTMAN: LONG LIVE THE CONFEDERECON!
ERIC CARTMAN: Shut up JEW! And don't question my authoriton!
ERIC CARTMAN: LONG LIVE THE CONFEDERECON!
by Liquid Wolf March 2, 2008
Get the authoriton mug.When a person or person(s) feel as though, they can say or do anything to you without any repercussions. If there is any type of response to their actions, they claim to feel disrespected. Ghetto Authority is perpetrated by those who do not own or control anything, just their mouths and physical actions.
A example of a person with Ghetto Authority speaks using curse words and curses out others. But, when another person curses in front of them, they claim it to be disrespectful. Basically stating that the rule that they applied to you does not apply to themselves.
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