An anti-establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society. The term was first used in the modern sense in 1958, by the British magazine New Statesman to refer to its political and social agenda.

What is the meaning of the word anti-establishment?

: opposed or hostile to the social, economic, and political principles of a ruling class (as of a nation) : opposed to the establishment The first is the effect of the antiestablishment protests of the 1960s and early 1970s in making people aware of the potential of mass action.—

What is meant by the establishment?

The Establishment is a term used to describe a dominant group or elite that controls a polity or an organization. ... One can refer to any relatively small class or group of people who can exercise control as The Establishment.