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  • proper noun A hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and Scientology.

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Examples

  • The title character in Anonymous Lawyer is a hiring partner at a prestigious Los Angeles firm, who starts a weblog - titled “Anonymous Lawyer,” of course – in which he vents about his job and the people with whom he's forced to deal every day.

    Daimnation!: Book Review: Anonymous Lawyer by Jeremy Blachman 2006

  • Example: If Anonymous posted a comment at 9.10 and you wanted to reply to that specific comment, you would start the comment with: @Anonymous - 9.10

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • Example: If Anonymous posted a comment at 9.10 and you wanted to reply to that specific comment, you would start the comment with: @Anonymous - 9.10

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • Example: If Anonymous posted a comment at 9.10 and you wanted to reply to that specific comment, you would start the comment with: @Anonymous - 9.10

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • Its use of the term Anonymous comes from a series of websites frequented by members, such as the anarchic image board 4Chan.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Its use of the term Anonymous comes from a series of websites frequented by members, such as the anarchic image board 4Chan.

    BBC News - Home 2010

  • Its use of the term Anonymous comes from a series of websites frequented by members, such as the anarchic image board 4Chan.

    BBC News - Home 2010

  • The group, which goes by the name "Anonymous," claimed to be sitting on about 1 gigabyte of data.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • And it's no coincidence that the loosely knit federation of hackers accused of targeting everybody from epileptics to the founder of the No Cussing Club to major corporations goes by the name Anonymous.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • They're also extremely disorganized -- the name "Anonymous" is much more of a brand than an actual organization.

    CNN.com 2011

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