anarchist

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

anarchist (plural anarchists)

  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.
    • 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.
  2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
  3. (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.
  4. 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

Related terms

Translations

nihilist — see nihilist
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See also

Adjective

anarchist (comparative more anarchist, superlative most anarchist)

  1. (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French anarchiste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.nɑrˈxɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧ar‧chist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

anarchist m (plural anarchisten, diminutive anarchistje n)

  1. anarchist

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: anargis
  • → Indonesian: anarkis

Romanian

Adjective

anarchist m or n (feminine singular anarchistă, masculine plural anarchiști, feminine and neuter plural anarchiste)

  1. Obsolete form of anarhist.

Declension

Declension of anarchist
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

References

  • anarchist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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