different between communist vs anarchist

English

Alternative forms

• Communist

Etymology

From French communiste.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.mj?.n?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??.m.j?.n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist

Adjective

communist

1. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

Derived terms

• communist party, Communist Party

Translations

Noun

communist (plural communists)

1. An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
2. (nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.

Translations

Anagrams

• uncommits

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French communiste or German Kommunist, itself from French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.my?n?st/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

communist m (plural communisten, diminutive communistje n, feminine communiste)

1. a communist [from ca. 1840]

Derived terms

• anarchocommunist
• communistenvreter
• communistisch

Related terms

• communisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kommunis
• ? Indonesian: komunis

English

Etymology

From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ??????? (anarkhía) from the roots ??- (an-, “without”) + ???? (arkh?, “rule”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æn.?.k?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æn.??.k?st/

Noun

anarchist (plural anarchists)

1. One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
3. (by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.

   Synonym: nihilist
4. One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

Usage notes

• Self-identified anarchists in sense 1 may object to the use of this term in senses 2 and 3.

Related terms

• anarchy
• anarch
• anarcho-

Translations

See also

• libertarian

Adjective

anarchist (comparative more anarchist, superlative most anarchist)

1. (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists, anarchistic.

Anagrams

• Thracians, antiarchs, anticrash, cantharis

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French anarchiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.n?r?x?st/
• Hyphenation: an?ar?chist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

anarchist m (plural anarchisten, diminutive anarchistje n)

1. anarchist [from late 18th c.]

Descendants

• Afrikaans: anargis
• ? Indonesian: anarkis