A group or movement that opposes and challenges the existing power structure, institutions, and established order of society.
From counter- + establishment (from Old French establir, meaning 'to set up'). This term gained prominence in the 1960s to describe anti-authority movements and cultural rebels.
The counterestablishment of the 1960s literally changed fashion, music, and politics—hippies with long hair were seen as dangerous rebels, yet many of their ideas about peace and environmental protection became mainstream values today.
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