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anarchist

anarchist

79 7.0
A person who wants a society without government or laws
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ɑːr.kɪst/
: 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

9 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
134 7.4
anarchist
79 7.0
activist
60 3.7
supporter
810 1.0
sympathizer
34 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.