Antihierarchism

/ˌæntihaɪˈɑrkɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A philosophical movement or ideology that opposes hierarchical systems and advocates for more egalitarian, decentralized forms of organization and authority.

Etymology

From antihierarchical + -ism (suffix indicating a doctrine or practice). The -ism creates a complete ideological framework, similar to how 'anarchism' works but more specifically targeting hierarchy rather than authority itself.

Kelly Says

Antihierarchism isn't exactly the same as anarchism—anarchists reject all authority, but antihierarchism just rejects ranked authority, meaning you could theoretically have a non-ranked authority structure, which is a subtle but important distinction!

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