Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Opposed or hostile to the government, official policies, or people of the United States.
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Examples
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Not one of the 30 most developed nations has supported a long-term anti-American terror movement.
Maxwell Kennedy: Development That Works: OPIC Earns Money for the Treasury While Funding Development Throughout the World Maxwell Kennedy 2012
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"Basel is anti the old way of doing things, for sure, but I don't think I'd call it anti-American," Dickson told reporters after a speech in Toronto today.
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Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and Co. even went so far as to call it "anti-American," since most of the biggest banks are in the U.S., if they're not in Europe or Japan.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEREMY TOROBIN AND GRANT ROBERTSON 2011
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Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and Co. even went so far as to call it "anti-American," since most of the biggest banks are in the U.S., if they're not in Europe or Japan.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEREMY TOROBIN AND GRANT ROBERTSON 2011
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Oh wait, then when they get to university they get to here lots of anti-American marxist indoctrination, that their parents often don't realize they're paying for.
A California Ruling 2009
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Oh wait, then when they get to university they get to here lots of anti-American marxist indoctrination, that their parents often don't realize they're paying for.
A California Ruling 2009
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“The odd pairing of violently anti-American extremists and U.S. technology companies continues elsewhere and appears to be growing.”
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The conflict foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel.
Star Wars and its congruence with US government policy — Fusion Despatches 2010
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki “has allied himself with an outspoken Sunni leader in several provinces and broached a coalition with a militant, anti-American cleric, suggesting the emergence of a new axis of power in Iraq centered on a strong central government and nationalism.”
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Instead, we have a former vice president and legions of anti-American militia enthusiasts who are waiting with bated breath for another terrorist attack on the U.S., in order to “blame the liberals” (interestingly, instead of blaming the ones who actually committed the attack), the same way they did (a la Jerry Falwell) in the days after 9/11.
Wonk Room » Obama More Dangerous Than Bush — For Extremists 2009
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