Anarchist

Definitions

1. 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.
2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
3. One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
   broadly
4. One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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

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

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