anarchist
adjEtymology From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.
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Rare Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
anarchist
nounUK /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/ · US /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/
Etymology From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.
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One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
- Eh bien ! vous êtes démocrate ? — Non. — Quoi ! vous seriez monarchique ? — Non. — Constitutionnel ? — Dieu m’en garde. — Vous êtes donc aristocrate ? — Point du tout. — Vous voulez un gouvernement mixte ? — Encore moins. — Qu’êtes-vous donc ? — Je suis anarchiste.1849 [1840], Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “Caractères de la communauté et de la propriété”, in Qu’est-ce que la propriété?, page 237; English translation from “Characteristics of Communism and of Property.”, in Benjamin Tucker, transl., What Is Property?, 1876, page 272:
- But nothing has revived anarchism like globalization. Anarchists are now battling what they see as a concentration of power in multinational corporations.2000 August 5, Joseph Kahn, “Anarchism, the Creed That Won't Stay Dead; The Spread of World Capitalism Resurrects a Long-Dormant Movement”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
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Broadly One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
- You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos.1929, Alexander Berkman, “Is Anarchism Violence?”, in Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism, New York: Vanguard Press, →OCLC:
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One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
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- anarchy, anarch, anarcho-, libertarian