as in revolutionaries
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 anarchists
Throughout the late nineteenth century and much of the twentieth, Jewish socialists, liberals, anarchists, and Zionists all saw their respective political programs as offering a remedy for anti-Semitism.
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
As political scientist Krzysztof Wasilewski writes, in the 1880s, tarring immigrants as anarchists became a convenient way for American media to smear labor organizing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2024
Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
As political scientist Krzysztof Wasilewski writes, in the 1880s, tarring immigrants as anarchists became a convenient way for American media to smear labor organizing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchists
Noun
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Further east, the Russian revolutionaries of 1917 adopted a utopian faith in material progress and science.—
Sonja Fritzsche,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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North was convicted in 1989 on three felony charges for helping to arrange the illicit sale of weapons to Iran and divert the proceeds to fund a secret war against anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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North was part of the twin schemes to sell weapons to Iran and then use proceeds to fund anti-communist rebels, known as the Contras, in Nicaragua.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Soon, Joan ends up on the run with young radicals.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lightning also sparks hydroxyl radicals, which help cleanse the air by breaking down methane and other gases.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Anarchists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchists. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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