Etymology

agorism

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Today it means: A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγορά
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγορά“agora (open place for assembly and market)”
  2. English todayagorism

From Ancient Greek ἀγορά (agorá, “agora (open place for assembly and market)”) + -ism. Coined by Samuel Edward Konkin III in his 1980 New Libertarian Manifesto.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγορά all →

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