ALL meanings of anarchism
an·ar·chism
A a - uncountable noun anarchism Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely. 3
- noun anarchism a doctrine advocating the abolition of government 3
- noun anarchism the principles or practice of anarchists 3
- noun anarchism the theory that all forms of government interfere unjustly with individual liberty and should be replaced by the voluntary association of cooperative groups 3
- noun anarchism resistance, sometimes by terrorism, to organized government 3
- noun anarchism opposition to all government 1
- noun anarchism Belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion. 1
- noun anarchism a doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable condition for full social and political liberty. 1
- noun anarchism the methods or practices of anarchists, as the use of violence to undermine government. 1
- abbreviation ANARCHISM anarchy. 1
- noun anarchism The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms. 0
- noun anarchism (specifically), a political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable or unnecessary, and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (a state). 0