Bakuninism

noun

Ba·​ku·​nin·​ism

bəˈkün(y)ə̇ˌnizəm

plural -s

: a doctrine of revolutionary anarchism

also : its militant tenets

Word History

Etymology

Mikhail A. Bakunin †1876 Russian anarchist and writer + English -ism

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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