as in revolutionary
a person who believes that government and laws are not necessary
The anarchists decided to move to a remote location that was, for all intents and purposes, lawless.
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Recent Examples of anarchist
Italy's special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said.
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USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Instead of undermining the state by killing off plutocrats and presidents, anarchists ended up strengthening it.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Today’s fascination with destruction and disruption is continuous with the passion of the anarchists.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And the Shelton factory would not have been on even the most inept anarchist’s to-hit list.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
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USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Instead of undermining the state by killing off plutocrats and presidents, anarchists ended up strengthening it.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Today’s fascination with destruction and disruption is continuous with the passion of the anarchists.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
And the Shelton factory would not have been on even the most inept anarchist’s to-hit list.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchist
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In between those two explosions are several plane crashes, a spate of trigger-happy communist revolutionaries, and a homicidal argument over the profits from a poison gas that has killed more than 10,000 soldiers.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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There, Neto and Rafael — revolutionaries and lovers — are separated by the Salvadoran conflict.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Also starring Jamie Lee Curtis, the original 2003 flick found Lohan’s character — a teenage rebel who fronts a rock band called Pink Slip — magically switching bodies with her mother.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Bo was a rebel on a motorcycle who soon fell for the rich and spirited Hope.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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For decades, the Philippine armed forces battled insurgents in the southern reaches of the archipelago.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The insurgents have become the establishment, and the purpose of the establishment is always to protect itself.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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