anarchist
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The most infamous Massachusetts death penalty case of the 20th century focused on Italian immigrants and committed anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. — Washington Post, "Killing of police officer renews calls for death penalty," 18 Apr. 2018 This was built by a guy who is apparently an anarchist and lives relatively off the grid. — Matt Hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Visit Norway, According To Two Design Insiders," 3 Dec. 2018 In August 2017, about 100 anarchists and antifa members assaulted far-right demonstrators who were marching peacefully in Berkeley, California, with pepper spray, water bottles, and direct physical assault. — Jennifer Williams, Vox, "Antifa clashes with police and journalists in Charlottesville and DC," 13 Aug. 2018 Some were anarchists, some waved Soviet flags, and some were antifascists — upset by a gathering of far-right European leaders in France on the same day. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "Anarchists crash May Day rally in Paris, burning cars and smashing shop windows," 1 May 2018 Tuesday, May 20, 1913 One year after being run out of the city by vigilantes at the climax of the free speech riots of 1912, anarchist leader Emma Goldman again attempted to visit San Diego. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 20, 1913: Emma Goldman returns," 20 May 2018 In the mid-60s, a group of artsy Dutch anarchists called Provo wanted to rage against the machine. — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, "Divvy at 5: Chicago’s bike share is better than ever," 18 June 2018 Centuries’ worth of contrapuntal development that led to Bach’s sublime fugues and Bartok’s wondrous string quartets was seemingly discarded by the stroke of a musical anarchist. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "Four radical and radically original pieces of music that blew up the modernist status quo in 1968," 21 Apr. 2018 Turner was perversely inspired by one theme of the 2016 American election, one that envisioned the GOP candidate as a kind of punk rock anarchist: volatile, transgressive, a purposeful spectacle. — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Frank Turner comes to town for six nights of not being a role model," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anarchist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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