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anarchist calisthenics

anarchist calisthenics noun: the practice of breaking, typically trivial, laws and rules to encourage independent thinking and action and to challenge authoritative norms.

Noun

anarchist calisthenics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The practice of breaking, typically trivial, laws and rules to encourage independent thinking and action and to challenge authoritative norms.

Origin of anarchist calisthenics

Coined by American political scientist and anthropologist James C. Scott in 2012 in the book-length essay Two Cheers for Anarchism.

Questions about anarchist calisthenics

What does anarchist calisthenics mean?
Anarchist calisthenics means the practice of breaking, typically trivial, laws and rules to encourage independent thinking and action and to challenge authoritative norms.
What part of speech is anarchist calisthenics?
Anarchist calisthenics is a noun.

Words near anarchist calisthenics in the dictionary

  1. anarchises
  2. anarchising
  3. anarchism
  4. anarchisms
  5. anarchist
  6. anarchist calisthenics
  7. anarchist capitalism
  8. anarchist capitalist
  9. anarchist capitalists
  10. anarchist communism
  11. anarchist communist

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