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anarchism definition

an·ar·chism (an′ər kiz′əm, -är-)

noun

  1. the theory that all forms of government interfere unjustly with individual liberty and should be replaced by the voluntary association of cooperative groups
  2. resistance, sometimes by terrorism, to organized government

Etymology: anarch(y) + -ism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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