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Etymology edit

From anarchy +‎ -ism.

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anarchism (usually uncountable, plural anarchisms)

  1. A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
  2. A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.

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Names of anarchist schools containing the word "anarchism"

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Further reading edit

  • "anarchism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 37.

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