Meaning & use
anarchist
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a person who believes in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis.
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The anarchist argued that all hierarchical institutions inevitably become oppressive.
Anarchists were active in several labor movements of the early twentieth century.
A note on using this word
In casual speech the word is sometimes used loosely to mean anyone who wants chaos, though its precise political sense refers specifically to opposition to all governmental authority.
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