Sinarquist

[ sin-ahr-kist, -kwist ]

/ ˈsɪn ɑr kɪst, -kwɪst /

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noun

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

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Origin of Sinarquist

First recorded in 1940–45 as sinarquista, from Latin American Spanish sinarquista, equivalent to Spanish sin (from Latin sine “without”) + (an)arquista anarchist

OTHER WORDS FROM Sinarquist

Sin·ar·quism, nounSin·ar·quis·tic, adjective

Words nearby Sinarquist

Sinaloa, Sinan, Sinanthropus, sinapine, sinapism, Sinarquist, Sinatra, Sinbad, sin bin, since, Sincelejo

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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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