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an·ar·chism

(ăn′ər-kĭz′əm)

1. The theory or doctrine that all forms of government are oppressive and undesirable and should be abolished.

2. Active resistance and terrorism against the state, as used by some anarchists.

3. Rejection of all forms of coercive control and authority: "He was inclined to anarchism; he hated system and organization and uniformity" (Bertrand Russell).

an′ar·chist (-kĭst) n.

an′ar·chis′tic (-kĭs′tĭk) adj.

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Adj.

anarchistic - of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism

Translations

anarquista

anarchistic

[ˌænəˈkɪstɪk] ADJ → anarquista

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

anarchistic

[ˌænə^rˈkɪstɪk] adj

(politically) [person] → anarchiste; [activity, literature, movement] → anarchiste

(not law-abiding) [person, behaviour] → anarchiste

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

anarchistic

adj → anarchistisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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They twisted his words and phrases away from the context, and turned his subdued and controlled remarks into a howling anarchistic speech.

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