as in revolutionary
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 anarchist
The attack, which resulted in considerable destruction and numerous fatalities, remains unsolved; however, it is widely attributed to the actions of Italian anarchists.
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The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
William McKinley: Assassinated in 1901 by an anarchist in Buffalo, New York.
—Kanishka Singh and Mike Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
On this day in 1901: President William McKinley died eight days after being shot by an anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Socialists and anarchists agitated for revolutionary change; conservatives feared for the future and saw American values and culture being swamped by immigrants and unfamiliar ideas.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
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The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
William McKinley: Assassinated in 1901 by an anarchist in Buffalo, New York.
—Kanishka Singh and Mike Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
On this day in 1901: President William McKinley died eight days after being shot by an anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Socialists and anarchists agitated for revolutionary change; conservatives feared for the future and saw American values and culture being swamped by immigrants and unfamiliar ideas.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
See all Example Sentences for anarchist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchist
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In the beginning after Fidel took power, Cubans fled the country thinking their exile would be a temporary one, that surely the actions of a few hundred revolutionaries wouldn’t stand and the revolution would fall.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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On that day in 1868, Cuban revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Céspedes freed his family’s enslaved laborers and announced the beginning of an uprising against Spanish rule.Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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The rebels have threatened new attacks in response to Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Israel-Hamas war has intensified other conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on international shipping lanes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Operating in loose cooperation with Lebanese insurgents, these militias wreaked havoc on Israeli forces and their collaborators.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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His ascension was part of a wave of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates who sought to push the Republican Party further to the right.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Anarchist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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