as in anarchy
a situation of confused and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws
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Recent Examples of anarchism
The ideologies of antifa adherents are based on various left-wing causes, including communism, anarchism and socialism, while many also support environmentalism, the rights of indigenous populations and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Today, it is considered a founding text of philosophical anarchism.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
And when liberalism seems weak and people are impatient for change, authoritarianism or anarchism can seem suitable alternatives to many.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s a character who is an anarchist, and anarchism becomes a thread through the whole book.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Today, it is considered a founding text of philosophical anarchism.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
And when liberalism seems weak and people are impatient for change, authoritarianism or anarchism can seem suitable alternatives to many.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s a character who is an anarchist, and anarchism becomes a thread through the whole book.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anarchism
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What does anarchy mean to you now?—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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In his first Inaugural Address, on March 4, 1861, with seven states having already seceded from the Union, Lincoln proclaimed the essence of secession to be anarchy.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Those seated in the gunner or engineer positions will also be treated to additional clips of Grogu via their adjacent flight panels, the young alien here portrayed as something of a playful pet of a child who is exaggeratedly chill during the commotion.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Someone would start a cheer, others would join in, and the commotion would attract a new wave of attention, phones open to streaming apps, the entire scene straddling the line between performance and audience.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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“Anarchism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anarchism. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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