anarcho-syndicalism

noun

an·​ar·​cho-syn·​di·​cal·​ism a-ˌnär-kō-ˈsin-di-kə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce anarcho-syndicalism (audio)
ˌa-nər-kō-
anarcho-syndicalist noun or adjective

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Libertarian communism—or some kind of anarcho-syndicalism / left-libertarianism / post-apocalyptic agrarian anarchism might be just the thing for the end of the world. Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023 There are many schools of anarchism, most only partly reconcilable with the others: anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-communism, primitivism, cooperativism, and so on. Alan Jacobs, Harper's Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022

Word History

Etymology

anarchy + -o- + syndicalism, probably after French anarcho-syndicalisme.

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anarcho-syndicalism was in 1918

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“Anarcho-syndicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarcho-syndicalism. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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