anarchism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈænərkɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈænɚˌkɪzəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ər kiz′əm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ar•chism /ˈænɚˌkɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Governmenta political doctrine calling for the ending of law and government restraint on society.
an•ar•chist, n. [countable]
an•ar•chis•tic, adj. See -arch-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ar•chism  (an′ər kiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty.
  2. Governmentthe methods or practices of anarchists, as the use of violence to undermine government.
  3. Governmentanarchy.
  • anarch(y) + -ism 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anarchism /ˈænəˌkɪzəm/ n
  1. a doctrine advocating the abolition of government
  2. the principles or practice of anarchists
'anarchism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anarchy - Beat Generation - Kropotkin - anarchist

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