anti-immigration
anti-immigration adjective: opposing immigration.
Adjective
anti-immigration (comparative more anti-immigration, superlative most anti-immigration)
- Opposing immigration.
- Emmanuel Macron’s ruling centrist party was divided and soul-searching on Wednesday after a strict new immigration law was approved by parliament but contained so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen claimed it as an “ideological victory” for her own anti-immigration platform.2023 December 19, Angelique Chrisafis, “France passes controversial immigration bill amid deep division in Macron’s party”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- In another worrying development for Germany’s mainstream, the fledgling Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) – a far-left party that has questioned the country’s support for Ukraine and shares some of the AfD’s anti-immigration streak – came third in both states, despite only being founded earlier this...2024 September 2, Christian Edwards, Claudio Otto, Matties Otto and Nadine Schmidt, “AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945”, in CNN
Antonyms of anti-immigration
- pro-immigration
Forms of anti-immigration
| comparative | more anti-immigration |
|---|---|
| superlative | most anti-immigration |
| alternative uncommon | antiimmigration |
Origin of anti-immigration
From anti- + immigration.
Questions about anti-immigration
- What does anti-immigration mean?
- Anti-immigration means opposing immigration.
- What part of speech is anti-immigration?
- Anti-immigration is an adjective.
Words near anti-immigration in the dictionary
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