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Main Entry:an·ar·chy
Pronunciation: 'a-n&r-kE, -"när-
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from
anarchos having no ruler, from an- + archos ruler -- more at ARCH-
Date: 1539
1 a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness
or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c :
a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
2 a : absence or denial of any authority or established
order b : absence of order : DISORDER <not manicured plots but a wild
anarchy of nature -- Israel Shenker>
3 : ANARCHISM
Anarchist
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Main Entry:an·ar·chist
Pronunciation: 'a-n&r-kist, -"när-
Function: noun
Date: 1678
1 : one who rebels against any authority, established
order, or ruling power
2 : one who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism
or anarchy; especially : one who uses violent means to overthrow the established
order
- anarchist or an·ar·chis·tic /"a-n&r-'kis-tik,
-(")när-/ adjective
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Main Entry:trai·tor
Pronunciation: 'trA-t&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English traitre, from Old French, from
Latin traditor, from tradere to hand over, deliver, betray, from trans-,
tra- trans- + dare to give -- more at DATE
Date: 13th century
1 : one who betrays another's trust or is false
to an obligation or duty
2 : one who commits treason
Treason
Main Entry:trea·son
Pronunciation: 'trE-z&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tresoun, from Old French traison,
from Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand
over, betray -- more at TRAITOR
Date: 13th century
1 : the betrayal of a trust : TREACHERY
2 : the offense of attempting by overt acts to
overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance
or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family
Allegiance
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Main Entry:al·le·giance
Pronunciation: &-'lE-j&n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English allegeaunce, modification of
Middle French ligeance, from Old French, from lige liege
Date: 14th century
1 a : the obligation of a feudal vassal to his
liege lord b (1) : the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign
or government (2) : the obligation of an alien to the government under
which the alien resides
2 : devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or
cause
synonym see FIDELITY
- al·le·giant /-j&nt/ adjective
Fidelity
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Main Entry:fi·del·i·ty
Pronunciation: f&-'de-l&-tE, fI-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English fidelite, from Middle French
fidelité, from Latin fidelitat-, fidelitas, from fidelis faithful,
from fides faith, from fidere to trust -- more at BIDE
Date: 15th century
1 a : the quality or state of being faithful b : accuracy
in details : EXACTNESS
2 : the degree to which an electronic device (as a record
player, radio, or television) accurately reproduces its effect (as sound
or picture)
synonyms FIDELITY, ALLEGIANCE, FEALTY, LOYALTY,
DEVOTION, PIETY mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by
pledge or duty. FIDELITY implies strict and continuing faithfulness
to an obligation, trust, or duty <marital fidelity>. ALLEGIANCE suggests
an adherence like that of citizens to their country <pledging allegiance>.
FEALTY implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling
as a sworn vow <fealty to the truth>. LOYALTY implies a faithfulness
that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or
betray <valued the loyalty of his friends>. DEVOTION stresses zeal and
service amounting to self-dedication <a painter's devotion to her art>.
PIETY stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental
<filial piety>.
Vigilante
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Main Entry: vig·i·lan·te
Pronunciation: "vi-j&-'lan-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, watchman, guard, from vigilante vigilant,
from
Latin vigilant-, vigilans
Date: 1865
: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress
and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law appear inadequate);
broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice
- vig·i·lan·tism /-'lan-"ti-z&m/
noun