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anarchist

[an-er-kist] / ˈæn ər kɪst /
NOUN
person who opposes the idea of government and laws
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The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

As Mikhail Bakunin, a 19th-century anarchist, observed, “it’s painful to live in Russia if you value the truth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

However, in context, it is clear that Alter is criticizing a strain of anarchist activism in the United States.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

“Unrest” is colder still, a documentary-style rewind to a watch factory in 1870s Switzerland whose anarchist employees agitated for a better future that we know isn’t going to happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Dr. Talc saw again Mr. Reilly with his massive muffler and that awful girl anarchist with the valise who traveled around with Mr. Reilly and littered the campus with leaflets.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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