anarchists

plural of anarchist
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 Something common to the plans and schemes of crypto-anarchists is a certain Rube Goldberg fussiness. Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class. Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models. CNN Money, 8 June 2026 But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces. Seth Doane, CBS News, 7 June 2026 At the time, several hundred thousand unions, socialists, anarchists and reformers took to the streets to advocate for the eight-hour workday. Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Several of the anarchists were convicted of the deaths, to strong public approval. Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026 The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves. Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchists
Noun
  • The revolutionaries who led the offensive dominate the seats of power in Tehran.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Centrist Democrats are not socialists, not revolutionaries, and not disposed to blame Zionist conspiracies for every trouble in American life, including police brutality and urban gentrification.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Nathaniel Bacon and his rebels set fire to Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia colony.
    USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Smokejumpers kicked cargo destined for mountain villages in Vietnam, Hmong rebels in Laos, and Muslim dissidents in China.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Solar ultraviolet photons break apart bonds in molecules, creating radicals, which oxidize VOCs.
    Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Anarchists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchists. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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