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title: anarchist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anarchist» in the school dictionary: A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anarchist

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**Who acts:** person, rulers, anarchist, anarchists, He, Anarchist ideas · **What happens:** believe, be, organise, want, break, cause · **To what, where:** government, rulers, rules, chaos, books, communities · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«anarchist» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [anarchist in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anarchist.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:m1:1
# text = A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	organise	organise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
16	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obj	_	_
17	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | a person |  |  | there |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | should | a person | no government |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **organise** | should | rulers and people | rulers *= ruler* |  |  |  | freely *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: loose use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who wants to break rules and cause chaos.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:m2:1
# text = A person who wants to break rules and cause chaos.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **break** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | rules |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |
| 3 | **cause** | infinitive | a person *not said here* | chaos |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition chaos=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The anarchist wrote books about life without government.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x1:1
# text = The anarchist wrote books about life without government.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anarchist	anarchist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the anarchist | books |  |  |  | about life; without government | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent book=Recipient about life=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some anarchists set up communities in Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x2:1
# text = Some anarchists set up communities in Spain.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	anarchists	anarchist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	communities	community	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set up** | present | some anarchists | communities |  | Spain |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent community=Theme in spain=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He called himself an anarchist, but he still paid his bus fare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x3:1
# text = He called himself an anarchist, but he still paid his bus fare.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	anarchist	anarchist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	fare	fare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Recipient |
| 2 | **pay** | past | he | his bus fare |  |  | still |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fare=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anarchist ideas spread in the 1800s.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x4:1
# text = Anarchist ideas spread in the 1800s.
1	Anarchist	anarchist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | Anarchist ideas |  |  | the 1800s |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in 1800=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The rebel in the story was a wild anarchist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x5:1
# text = The rebel in the story was a wild anarchist.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	anarchist	anarchist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the rebel in the story | a wild anarchist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Not every anarchist believes in violence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anarchist:x6:1
# text = Not every anarchist believes in violence.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	anarchist	anarchist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **believe** | present | every anarchist |  |  | violence |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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