anarchism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) enPR: ʹănər'kĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/
Noun[edit]
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, unnecessary, or unethical, and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (a state).
Derived terms[edit]
Names of anarchist schools containing the word "anarchism"
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms
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Further reading[edit]
- "anarchism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 37.