anarchist

Everyday

1. A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely. tree →
2. (loose use) A person who wants to break rules and cause chaos. tree →

In the lessons

Met in history and politics lessons and in stories. Different anarchists had very different ideas; most were peaceful thinkers, a few used violence. Phrases: «anarchist ideas».

Examples

• The anarchist wrote books about life without government. tree →
• Some anarchists set up communities in Spain. tree →
• He called himself an anarchist, but he still paid his bus fare. tree →
• Anarchist ideas spread in the 1800s. tree →
• The rebel in the story was a wild anarchist. tree →
• Not every anarchist believes in violence. tree →

Note

Related: anarchy (no government, often meaning chaos), anarchism. Do not assume all anarchists are violent — that is a myth.