Anarchist - English meaning

noun

A person who urges others to protest or rebel.

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A political agitator

noun

Someone who tries to make people take part in protests and political activities, especially ones that cause trouble

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It is thought that the strike was the work of undercover political agitators.

adjective

Involving or relating to an attack using living matter, such as bacteria, to harm or kill people for political reasons

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Until recently, bioterrorist attacks were considered unlikely., law enforcement authorities are oft…

noun

Someone who takes part in cyberterrorism

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Unidentified cyberterrorists gained access to emails and financial details of customers.

noun

A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

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This town fell to the guerrillas

noun

A member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces

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Guerrilla warfare

adjective

Using unusual methods to create or get attention for your ideas, art, products, etc., usually ones that cost little money and involve using public spaces

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He films on the streets, with a tiny budget - this is guerrilla film-making., a new work by the "gu…

noun

A person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.

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An attack by armed insurgents

adjective

Rising in active revolt.

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Alleged links with insurgent groups

noun

A person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles.

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It is impossible to argue against a nihilist

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Someone who believes that all political and religious organizations are bad, or that there are no principles or beliefs that have any meaning or can be true

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The overwhelming majority of atheists are not nihilists., the character she is playing is a moral n…

noun

A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.

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Tory rebels

verb

Rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The earl of pembroke subsequently rebelled against henry iii

noun

A person who refuses to accept the government’s power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinks or behaves differently

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The government tried to set up talks with the rebels., though he dressed unusually, he never meant …

adjective

Involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.

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A revolutionary new drug

noun

A person who advocates or engages in political revolution.

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They would act like any revolutionary vanguard, as lenin or indeed the french revolutionaries had i…

adjective

Seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.

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Subversive literature

noun

A subversive person.

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They and their companions were identified as subversives

adjective

Tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority

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The fbi had the duty of obtaining evidence of subversive activity., the book describes the techniqu…

noun

A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

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Four commercial aircraft were hijacked by terrorists

adjective

Unlawfully using violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

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A terrorist organization

noun

Someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes

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Several terrorists have been killed by their own bombs., there has been an increase in terrorist at…