ANARCHISM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of anarchism in English

Examples from literature
  • It differed fundamentally from Russian anarchism in that it was directed against alien rulers of another faith and another civilisation. 
  • Military anarchism shall be destroyed if England, France, and Russia can destroy it. 
  • Such philosophy had always seemed to him to savor dangerously of anarchism. 
  • The branch librarian assures me that the brand of anarchism that they profess has grown perceptibly milder since they have met in the library. 
  • The third clause was about the growth and spread of anarchism. 
(Definition of anarchism from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of anarchism

anarchism
Anarchism is the most irrational, anti-intellectual notion ever spun by the concrete-bound, context-dropping, whim-worshiping fringe of the collectivist movement, where it properly belongs.
From NPR
The crushing of those rebellions fueled the hopelessness that led to anarchism and assassinations.
His nascent ideas on anarchism and biological evolution were beginning to merge into one.
But despite these events, anarchism and violence are not synonymous.
Most tellingly, there was a sharp turn toward radicalism, anarchism, and violence.
But anarchism has nothing to do with that.
But during and after the radical 1960s, anarchism and its perceived threat to the social order gave way to other fears.
In broad terms, anarchism is the ideology of self-organization and voluntary mutual aid.
Yet the whole point of philosophical anarchism is to weaken the generalness requirement in order to establish a consensual model of political order.
The premium that consent theorists place on voluntarism should logically lead them to argue for a strong form of anarchism over weak philosophical anarchism.
This does not imply methodological anarchism, but a type of nonstrict methodological order that does not satisfy traditional ideals of regulation by logical rigor.
Medical concepts such as contagion, degeneration, and biological stigma also permeated the legislators’ discussions of anarchism.
Drawing upon a family tradition of philosophical anarchism, he refused to place any constraints on his method of investigation.
At its core, philosophical anarchism involves a denial of the possibility of the practical authority of law.
The chapters represent some of the latest research on topics ranging from governance, policing, and anarchism to gender, sexuality, and minorities.
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Translations of anarchism

in Chinese (Traditional)
無政府主義…
in Chinese (Simplified)
无政府主义…
in Spanish
anarquismo…
in Portuguese
anarquismo…
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無政府主義…
anarchisme…
anarşizm…
anarquisme…
anarchisme…
فَوضَويّة…
anarchismus…
anarkisme…
anarkisme…
ลัทธิอนาธิปไตย…
chủ nghĩa vô chính phủ…
anarchizm…
anarkism…
berkaitan anarki…
der Anarchismus…
anarkisme…
무정부주의…
анархізм…
anarchismo, anarchia…
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