Definition of anarchism in English English dictionary
The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms
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)
A utopian political theory that seeks to eliminate all authority and state rule in favor of a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups
The idea that peaceful social cooperation can continue to exist without the institution of government, the social apparatus of coercion and compulsion FC 36-37; HA 149; OG 48; UF 98-99
A political philosophy that dispenses with the state and finds social order in the self-organization of individuals and groups The word derives from the Greek (an= no, arche = authority) Popularly confused with chaoswhich is the lack of any order whatsoever
the theory that all forms of government are incompatible with individual and social liberty and should be abolished
The state of having no government A political theory that all systems of government
Greek: "no government" Political ideology that is opposed to all forms of government because it is unnecessary and/or harmful Belief that the highest attainment of humanity is the freedom of individuals to express themselves, unhindered by any form of government Human perfectionment, according to anarchists, can therefore only be attained until all government is abolished and all individuals are absolutely free Historical Interpretations of the Concept of "Anarchism" (soon!) Anarchist Sampler (outside link) - Definitions of anarchy, as well as anarchist quotations organized by theme
Specifically, a political 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 (state)
Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely. the political belief that there should be no government and ordinary people should work together to improve society. Political theory holding all forms of government authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups. The word was used only pejoratively until Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, now regarded as the founder of anarchism, adopted it in What is Property? (1840). The anarchist Mikhail Bakunin clashed with Karl Marx at the First International; when it was dissolved in 1872, Bakunin's followers retained control of workers' organizations in Latin countries such as Spain and Italy. Even anarchists who believed that the transition to a government-free society required violent revolution disagreed on the nature of the transition. Anarcho-syndicalism, which developed in the late 1880s, emphasized labour unions (syndicats) and called for general strikes to paralyze the state. In the 19th and 20th centuries, anarchism also inspired experimental communities, including New Lanark in Britain and Brook Farm in the U.S. During the early months of the Spanish Civil War, anarchist militias were in virtual control of much of eastern Spain, where they established hundreds of anarchist collectives. Suppressed as an organized movement by fascism in the 1930s, anarchism reemerged in the 1950s and '60s through its influence on the civil rights movement and the student movements in the U.S. and Europe. The radical ecology movement in the 1970s also was inspired by anarchist ideas. Beginning in 1999, anarchist-led street demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund received unprecedented publicity and inspired new anarchist groups, periodicals, and Internet sites. Anarchist themes are reflected in the work of many 20th-century artists, writers, and musicians, including Pablo Picasso, the American poets of the Beat movement, the Spanish Surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel, and the American composer John Cage