Anarchist

//ˈæn.ə.kɪst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    an advocate of anarchism wordnet
  3. 3
    One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
  4. 4
    One who promotes chaos and lawlessness. broadly

    "You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos."

  5. 5
    One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic. rare

Synonyms

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nihilistanarchanarchicanarchicalanarcho-syndicalistantigovernment

Example

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"Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it."

Etymology

From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.

Related phrases

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