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anarchist

anarchist

76 7.0
A person who wants a society without government or laws
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ɑːr.kɪst/
translation icon : anarquista
  • As an anarchist, she believed that people could live harmoniously without government intervention.
  • anarchists believe
  • self-proclaimed anarchist
  • socialists and anarchists

Anarchists are like fish, and anarchist theory is like the ocean.

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Examples

  • "I'm married to an anarchist," he teased, bending down to kiss the side of her neck.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • By the way, Garnier believes was an anarchist who believed that there would be no law, courts or police necessary in East Town.

  • Where do you think would be the most likely anarchist area to rise up first?

  • - What are you, some kind of anarchist or something?

  • You call yourself an anarchist!

  • It's not like he was something normal, like a socialist or an anarchist.

  • You are a fanatic, an anarchist.

  • In the wake of the strike, local anarchists stepped up their advocacy for women workers.

    Academic text (2000)
  • "We are not the least afraid of ruin," said the Spanish anarchist Buenaventura Durutti.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Marxists and anarchists both seek the ultimate goal of a state-free society.

    Academic text (2011)

Antonyms

20 8.3

A person who wants the government to control the economy and society

A person who expects people to follow orders and allows little freedom

Compounds

A political idea that wants no government and for people to share businesses and goods

How Committed

militant
164 7.4
anarchist
76 7.0
activist
6 3.7
supporter
817 1.0
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

anarchist singular
anarchists plural

Morphology

anarchist = anarchy (transparent) = anarchy + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' combines with the noun 'anarchy' to denote a person who supports or advocates that idea, a clear productive pattern.

Etymology

Anarchist comes from Greek parts an- meaning 'without' and archos meaning 'ruler'. The same root is in monarch ('single ruler'), so an anarchist is someone who wants 'no ruler' and believes in a society without government or laws.