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Webster 1913 Edition
Anarchism
An′arch-ism
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
anarchisme
.] The doctrine or practice of anarchists.
Definition 2024
anarchism
anarchism
English
Noun
anarchism (usually uncountable, plural anarchisms)
- The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
- (specifically), a political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable or unnecessary, and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (a state).
Derived terms
Names of anarchist schools containing the word "anarchism"
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Translations
belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms
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