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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 real-life character most successfully integrated into the narrative flow is the firebrand anarchist Emma Goldman, played with sobriety mixed with fervor by Shaina Taub, the author and star of the musical “Suffs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Outside of the fluttering romance plot and teen hijinks, Kat’s anarchist vibe was bitingly cool, self-assured and unyielding in her feminism and beliefs.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

Mr Bushnell had described himself as an anarchist, once writing that he "believed in the abolition of all hierarchal power structures" through legal means.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

“I feel like if I raise those concerns, they want to put a tinfoil hat on me and they want to say I’m an anarchist or an insurrectionist,” Crye said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Over the summer I read a biography of the anarchist Emma Goldman.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers