anarchist
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See also: Anarchist
Etymology
From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: ănʹər-kĭst, IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/
Noun
anarchist (plural anarchists)
- 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.
- 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:
- But nothing has revived anarchism like globalization. Anarchists are now battling what they see as a concentration of power in multinational corporations.
- One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
- (by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
- Synonym: nihilist
- 1929, Alexander Berkman, “Is Anarchism Violence?”, in Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism, New York: Vanguard Press, →OCLC:
- You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos.
- One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
Usage notes
- Self-identified anarchists in sense 1 may object to the use of this term in senses 2 and 3. Also, not to be confused with anarchic, which has a slightly different meaning.
Derived terms
- anarchese
- anarchist capitalism
- anarchist capitalist
- anarchist communism
- anarchist communist
- anarchist feminism
- anarchist feminist
- anarchist naturism
- anarchist naturist
- anarkid
- anti-anarchist
- capitalist anarchist
- collectivist anarchist
- communist anarchist
- crypto-anarchist
- cyberanarchist
- ecoanarchist
- existentialist anarchist
- fanarchist
- granarchist
- green anarchist
- individualist anarchist
- infoanarchist
- left anarchist
- left-wing anarchist
- manarchist
- national-anarchist
- naturist anarchist
- nonanarchist
- philosophical anarchist
- post-anarchist
- postanarchist
- private property anarchist
- queer anarchist
- tranarchist
Related terms
Translations
believer in anarchism
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nihilist — see nihilist
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See also
Adjective
anarchist (comparative more anarchist, superlative most anarchist)
- (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from French anarchiste.
Pronunciation
Noun
anarchist m (plural anarchisten, diminutive anarchistje n)
- anarchist [from late 18th c.]
Descendants
- Afrikaans: anargis
- → Indonesian: anarkis
Adjective
anarchist m or n (feminine singular anarchistă, masculine plural anarchiști, feminine and neuter plural anarchiste)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | anarchist | anarchistă | anarchiști | anarchiste | ||
| definite | anarchistul | anarchista | anarchiștii | anarchistele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | anarchist | anarchiste | anarchiști | anarchiste | ||
| definite | anarchistului | anarchistei | anarchiștilor | anarchistelor | |||
Declension of anarchist
References
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