# anarchist
## English
### Etymology

From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy +‎ -ist.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: ănʹər-kĭst, IPA: /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/

### Noun

anarchist (plural anarchists)
* 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.
** 1849 [1840], Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, “Caractères de la communauté et de la propriété”, in Qu’est-ce que la propriété?‎, page 237; English translation from “Characteristics of Communism and of Property.”, in Benjamin Tucker, transl., What Is Property?, 1876, page 272:“Well! you are a democrat?” — “No.” — “What! you would have a monarchy.” — “No.” — “A constitutionalist?” — “God forbid!” — “You are then an aristocrat?” — “Not at all.” — “You want a mixed government?” — “Still less.” — “What are you, then?” — “I am an anarchist.”[original: 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.]
** 2000 August 5, Joseph Kahn, “Anarchism, the Creed That Won't Stay Dead; The Spread of World Capitalism Resurrects a Long-Dormant Movement”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:But nothing has revived anarchism like globalization. Anarchists are now battling what they see as a concentration of power in multinational corporations.
* One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
* (by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
    Synonym: nihilist
** 1929, Alexander Berkman, “Is Anarchism Violence?”, in Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism, New York: Vanguard Press, →OCLC:You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos.
* One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a 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. Also, not to be confused with anarchic, which has a slightly different meaning.

#### Derived terms

* anarchese
* anarchist calisthenics
* anarchist capitalism
* anarchist capitalist
* anarchist communism
* anarchist communist
* anarchist feminism
* anarchist feminist
* anarchist naturism
* anarchist naturist
* anarkid
* anti-anarchist
* capitalist anarchist
* collectivist anarchist
* communist anarchist
* crypto-anarchist
* cyberanarchist
* ecoanarchist
* existentialist anarchist
* fanarchist
* granarchist
* green anarchist
* individualist anarchist
* infoanarchist
* left anarchist
* left-wing anarchist
* manarchist
* national-anarchist
* naturist anarchist
* nonanarchist
* philosophical anarchist
* post-anarchist
* postanarchist
* private property anarchist
* queer anarchist
* tranarchist

#### Related terms

* anarchy
* anarch
* anarcho-

#### Translations

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#### See also

* libertarian

### Adjective

anarchist (comparative more anarchist, superlative most anarchist)
* (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.

### Anagrams

* Thracians, antiarchs, anticrash, cantharis

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French anarchiste.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ.nɑrˈxɪst/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: an‧ar‧chist
* Rhymes: -ɪst

### Noun

anarchist m (plural anarchisten, diminutive anarchistje n)
* anarchist [from late 18th c.]

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: anargis
* → Indonesian: anarkis

## Romanian
### Adjective

anarchist m or n (feminine singular anarchistă, masculine plural anarchiști, feminine and neuter plural anarchiste)
* Obsolete form of anarhist.

#### Declension
### References

* anarchist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN