anarchist

as in revolutionary
a person who believes that government and laws are not necessary The anarchists decided to move to a remote location that was, for all intents and purposes, lawless.

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Recent Examples of anarchist Their dilemmas evoke our disregard of the vacancy in Antifa anarchists and our encouragement of gender dysphoria. Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024 Oh, and Josh and CJ meet with some crazy mapmakers, and Toby hangs out with anarchists. 50. Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024 Marlinspike isn’t particularly interested in a debate, either; his mind was made up long ago, during years as an anarchist living on the fringes of society. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016 But her happiness lasted less than two miles, the distance between Los Jerónimos to Madrid’s old part Calle Mayor where an anarchist throws a bomb. John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anarchist 
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  • Before Cuban revolutionaries took power in 1959, the brand had a strong presence on the island, with bottling plants and extensive marketing efforts.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The American revolutionaries were convinced that their new republican form of government unlocked the potential of human freedom on a global scale.
    Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to attack shipping traffic through the Red Sea, but an emboldened Israel has scored direct hits against its fighters, including inside Yemen itself.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Though it is touted by many as the world’s best missile defense, attacks by Iran last year showed that the Iron Done is far from unbeatable, with projectiles fired by Tehran and Houthi rebels landing in Israel.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • As was the case in the Middle East and Afghanistan, ISIS' West Africa Province (ISWAP) cultivated local partnerships by capitalizing on existing conflicts between government forces and insurgents, including Nigeria's powerful Boko Haram, to establish itself as a major player in the region.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • After the election, Craig, who is 52 and was first elected in 2018, took on the old guard again, launching an insurgent challenge against two much more senior, septuagenarian lawmakers to be the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee.
    Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Anarchist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchist. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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