anarchist
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈænɝˌkɪst// UK //ˈænɑːkˌɪst// an·ar·chist
n. a person who believes that governments and rulers are unnecessary and that people should be free to make their own decisions.
n. a person who advocates for the abolition of government and hierarchical authority in favor of self-governed communities.
The anarchist refused to pay taxes to the state.
As an anarchist, he organized local food shares without any central management or paid staff.
The movement's anarchist wing argued that true freedom could only exist in small, voluntary associations rather than under the coercive power of the state.
From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.