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anarchism

anarchism

10 8.2
A political idea and movement that wants no government or rulers
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ɑːr.kɪ.zəm/
translation icon : anarquismo
  • Her research focuses on anarchism and how it challenges traditional political structures.
  • anarchism and socialism
  • political anarchism
  • anarchism as a philosophy

Aren't we actually living in a state of anarchism where we all have agreed?

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Examples

  • Of the two types of present-day anarchism, the cyber variety is clearly the greater threat.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's a movement of people who organize under an ideology of anarchism and communism.

  • Aren't we actually living in a state of anarchism where we all have agreed?

  • Indeed, anarchism was the source of a new kind of violent pandemonium without precedent in Western history.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Anarchism in the 1890s was all about the pursuit of man's right to his own tools, mind, and body.

  • In contrast, anarchism in Porto Alegre drew initial leadership from Italian immigrants.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Liberalism, which is what that revolution embodied, is a curious amalgam of anarchism and state authority.

    Blog text (3)
  • Many activists advocate for anarchism as a way to promote individual freedom and equality.

  • The principles of anarchism emphasize rejecting all forms of coercive authority.

Antonyms

1.0

The way a country or community is run

731 3.5

Power to give orders and make people obey

Compounds

A political idea that wants to end the state and private ownership, making factories and land owned by workers

A political idea that values each person's freedom over rules from society

How Controlling

totalitarianism
  • Formal
19 9.3
statism
  • Formal
8 9.1
constitutionalism
  • Formal
3 9.3
anarchism
10 8.2

Surface Forms

anarchism singular
anarchisms plural

Morphology

anarchism = anarchy (transparent) = anarchy + ism

The noun is a straightforward ideological formation from 'anarchy' + '-ism' and its meaning ('the movement/theory supporting anarchy') is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Anarchism comes from Greek parts an- 'without' and arch 'ruler', and it is like the word monarch but with 'no' in front. So anarchism is the idea of living 'without rulers' and is used for the political belief that wants to remove formal government and top-down power.