anarchist
Rejects all authority
An anarchist is someone who rejects governmental authority and advocates for a society organized through voluntary cooperation rather than state control.
The term ranges from serious political philosophy to casual dismissal—a teenager who won't follow household rules might be called an anarchist.
The anarchists clashed with police at the summit.
In popular usage, anarchist often implies someone who promotes chaos or disorder, though philosophical anarchists would dispute this characterization.
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- insurgentOne who revolts
- insurrectionistOne who rebels violently
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- subversiveSeeking to undermine authority
radical · agitator · militant · guerrilla · mutineer · iconoclast · nonconformist · troublemaker
Two-way biological benefit
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- anarcho-communismStateless collective ownership ideology
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
anti-authoritarianism · federalism · communalism · cooperativism · non-hierarchical · prefigurative · egalitarianism · decentralization
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- hacktivismPolitical protest via intrusion
boycott · strike · sit-in · rally · march · grassroots · collective · zine
Violent public disturbance
- vandalismWillful property damage
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- lootingTheft during disorder
- destructionAct of completely ruining
mayhem · disorder · lawlessness · upheaval · unrest · insurrection · turmoil · violence
Crouching on bent legs
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- evictionForced departure from rental
- squatterUnauthorized building inhabitant
- autonomistSelf-governance advocate
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
individualism · self-governance · free-will · independence · self-rule · antiauthoritarianism · freethinking · nonconformity
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- insurgentOne who revolts
- insurrectionistOne who rebels violently
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
subversive · radical · agitator · militant · guerrilla · mutineer · iconoclast · nonconformist · troublemaker · firebrand
mutualism
Two-way biological benefit
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- anarcho-communismStateless collective ownership ideology
anarcho-capitalism · anti-authoritarianism · federalism · communalism · cooperativism · non-hierarchical · prefigurative · egalitarianism · decentralization · self-governance
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
hacktivism · boycott · strike · sit-in · rally · march · grassroots · collective · zine
riot
Violent public disturbance
destruction · mayhem · disorder · lawlessness · upheaval · unrest · insurrection · turmoil · violence · barricade
squat
Crouching on bent legs
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- evictionForced departure from rental
- squatterUnauthorized building inhabitant
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
sovereignty · individualism · self-governance · free-will · independence · self-rule · antiauthoritarianism · freethinking · nonconformity · liberation
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, liberalism, liberal, libertarian
- Political Ideologistssocialist, communist, Marxist, leftist, capitalist
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
anarchistauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
statist · totalitarian · fascist · absolutist · autocrat
anarchistauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
hierarchist · establishmentarian · institutionalist · bureaucrat · organization man
anarchistconservative
Cautious about altering customs
traditionalist · incrementalist · reformist · gradualist · moderate
- anarchist movementPolitical effort opposing hierarchy