Opposed to or critical of banks and banking institutions, especially their practices and influence on society.
From anti- (against) + bank. Bank (financial institution) comes from Italian banca (table). Antibank sentiment became prominent in the 19th and 20th centuries during economic crises and among populist movements critical of financial power.
Antibank movements have a long history—from farmers angry about foreclosures in the 1890s to modern cryptocurrency enthusiasts! People keep reinventing antibank philosophies whenever they feel financial institutions are unfairly powerful.
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