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adj
Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
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.
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noun
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
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noun
One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: nihilist
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noun
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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noun
an advocate of anarchism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nihilist, syndicalist
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Broader terms: radical
Narrower terms: Bakunin, Mikhail Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin, Goldman, Emma Goldman, Kropotkin, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin, Sacco, Nicola Sacco, Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker, Vanzetti, Bartolomeo Vanzetti
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄναρχος (ánarkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía)bor. French anarchie Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French anarchisteder. English anarchist 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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