anarchist

noun an·ar·chist \ ˈa-nər-kist , -ˌnär- \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of anarchist

1 : a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power

2 : a person who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism or anarchy; especially : one who uses violent means to overthrow the established order

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anarchist

or anarchistic play \ˌa-nər-ˈkis-tik, -(ˌ)när-\ adjective

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Recent Examples of anarchist from the Web

The most heart is shown in the relationship between the outrageous drag queen Angel, played with flair by Aaron Alcaraz, and Collins, the anarchist professor performed with a quiet dignity by Josh Walker.

— theodore p. mahne, NOLA.com, "Revival of "Rent" at the Saenger energized but lacks impact, heart," 18 Apr. 2018
So begins Margaret Killjoy’s novella The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, the first of a pair of books that introduces a fantastic world of magic in America’s decrepit heartland, featuring a band of genderqueer, anarchist demon hunters.

— andrew liptak, The Verge, "Margaret Killjoy’s Danielle Cain books are razor-sharp anarchist urban fantasies," 7 Apr. 2018
The betrayal of those closest to him forces everyone to face trials that will test them like never before as the elite force of drivers traverse the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos and bring home Dom in the process.

— noelle devoe, Seventeen, "All The Movies You Need to See in 2017," 5 Dec. 2017
Created by an artist who goes by the name Ginger, they were commissioned by the anarchist collective Indecline.

— chris morris, Fortune, "Naked Donald Trump Statue Hits the Auction Block," 27 Mar. 2018
Loyola-Chicago is the champion of the devout, the dark-horse disciples, the anarchists.

— nick moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Field is set for Final Four," 25 Mar. 2018
Many of the early adopters of Bitcoin were libertarians and anarchists who were drawn to the technology’s stateless, decentralized nature.

— kevin roose, New York Times, "Think Cryptocurrency Is Confusing? Try Paying Taxes on It," 21 Mar. 2018
Parsons, along with her husband Albert, were trailblazing figures among American anarchists and in the radical labor movement.

— anne branigin, The Root, "These Are the Women of Color Who Fought Both Sexism and the Racism of White Feminists," 15 Mar. 2018
Nor were Thoreau’s actual politics, which were libertarian verging on anarchist.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "The Delusions of Trump-Era Escapism," 19 Mar. 2018

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