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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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A climax was reached in San Francisco in November 1917, at what was dubbed the “Hindu-German Conspiracy Trial,” in which Indian and German nationals were prosecuted for plotting and abetting anarchist violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

Right, punk rock music was influential in bringing anarchist ideas to Brazil, but the beginning was pretty cynical.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

It is as if anyone who proposed repealing a stupid law, like the one forbidding interracial marriage, must be a black-cloaked, bomb-clutching anarchist.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker