Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.

  2. (broadly, uncountable, usually)A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.

    Anarchismus

    анархи́змanarxízm

    анархізмanarxizm

  3. (rare, uncountable, usually)The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

More definitions
  • a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Communism and anarchism are the fruits of the same poisonous tree.

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  2. I'm a centrist. I think communism and anarchism both make good points.

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  3. Anarchism is when you break stuff.

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  4. These are the ABCs of communist anarchism.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms:
Русский
By meaning 1
belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms:
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