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Etymology
From F. anarchiste from AGr. polytonic|á¼Î½Î±ÏÏία from the roots á¼Î½- (ânotâ, âwithoutâ) + polytonic|á¼ÏÏή' (âruleâ).
Pronunciation
Received Pronunciation|RP IPA|/Ëæn.É.kɪst/
WEAE IPA|/Ëæn.Éɹ.kɪst/
Noun
en-noun
- One who believes in or advocates the absence of government in all forms (cf. anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
- One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
- By extension from previous sense'', one who promotes chaos and lawlessness; a nihilist or terrorist.
- One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular the 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.
Related terms
anarchy
anarch
libertarian
Translations
trans-top|believer in anarchism
Croatian: t-|hr|anarhist|m, t-|hr|anarhistkinja|f
Czech: anarchista m
Dutch: t-|nl|anarchist|m
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Finnish: t-|fi|anarkisti
Greek: αναÏÏικÏÏ (anarkhikós) m, αναÏÏική (anarkhikÃ) m
Romanian: t|ro|anarhist|m, t|ro|anarhisrÄ|f
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trans-top|nihilist
Croatian: t-|hr|anarhist|m, t-|hr|anarhistkinja|f
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Dutch: t-|nl|anarchist|m, t-|nl|nihilist|m
Romanian: t|ro|nihilist|m
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ttbc|Esperanto: anarĥiisto
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Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA|/ÉnÉrxɪst/
Noun
nl-noun2|m
- An #English|anarchist.
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