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Definition of anarchist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anarchist

noun
 
/ˈænəkɪst/
 
/ˈænərkɪst/
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  1. a person who believes that laws and governments are not necessaryTopics War and conflictc2, Politicsc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Greek anarkhos ‘without a chief’ (from an- ‘without’ + arkhos ‘chief, ruler’) + -ist; later influenced by French anarchiste.
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