Anarchist

Quick meaning: Anarchist is a noun meaning One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.

Meaning

One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
2. (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
3. 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.
4. One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

Example Sentences

You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos.

But nothing has revived anarchism like globalization. Anarchists are now battling what they see as a concentration of power in multinational corporations.

Eh bien ! vous êtes démocrate ? — Non. — Quoi ! vous seriez monarchique ? — Non. — Constitutionnel ? — Dieu m’en garde. — Vous êtes donc aristocrate ? — Point du tout. — Vous voulez un gouvernement mixte ? — Encore moins. — Qu’êtes-vous donc ? — Je suis anarchiste.

Word Forms

• anarchists

Synonyms for anarchist

Depending on context, synonyms include nihilist, syndicalist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include syndicalist, nihilist, insurrectionist, revolutionary, rebel, subversive.

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