Sinarquist

[ sin-ahr-kist, -kwist ]
/ ˈsɪn ɑr kɪst, -kwɪst /

noun

a member or advocate of an ultrareactionary, semifascist movement organized in Mexico about 1937.

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Origin of Sinarquist

< American Spanish sinarquista, equivalent to Spanish sin (< Latin sine without) + (an)arquista anarchist

OTHER WORDS FROM Sinarquist

Sin·ar·quism, nounSin·ar·quis·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for sinarquist

Sinarquist
/ (ˈsɪnɑːkɪst, -kwɪst) /

noun

(in Mexico) a member of a fascist movement in the 1930s and 1940s having links with the Nazis and the Falangists: hostile towards the US, Communism, Jews, organized labour, etc

Derived forms of Sinarquist

Sinarquism, noun

Word Origin for Sinarquist

C20: Mexican Spanish sinarquista, from Spanish sin without + anarquista anarchist
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