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anarchist

UK/'ænәkist/US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who believes that government and ruling authority should be abolished.

无政府主义者(主张废除政府和统治权威的人)。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
an-prefix
+
archrule, govern, chief, leader
+
-istone who practices, believer in
=anarchist

an- (no) + arch (rule) + -ist (one who) = one who wants no ruler. Built straight on anarchy, with -ist naming the person who holds the belief.

Root arch still carries 12 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.radical anarchist激进的无政府主义者
  • 2.self-proclaimed anarchist自称的无政府主义者
  • 3.anarchist movement无政府主义运动

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The anarchist refused to recognize any government authority.

  • 2.

    A group of anarchists clashed with police at the protest.

  • 3.

    She read anarchist writers who dreamed of a stateless society.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralanarchists
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