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an·ar·chism (an′ər kiz′əm, -är-)
noun
- the theory that all forms of government interfere unjustly with individual liberty and should be replaced by the voluntary association of cooperative groups
- resistance, sometimes by terrorism, to organized government
Etymology: anarch(y) + -ism
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