anarchy
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhiā), from ἀν- (an-, “not”), + ἀρχή (arkhē, “power, authority”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
anarchy (countable and uncountable; plural anarchies)
- (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or a governing body.
- (uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
- (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
- Confusion in general; disorder.
Usage notes [edit]
- (confusion or misunderstanding in general): Anarchists feel it is inappropriate to use anarchy to mean “a state of chaos or confusion”. However, this has historically been a common use of the word.
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
- (all senses): nonanarchy (rare)
- (disorder): order
Translations [edit]
absence of any form of political authority or government
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political disorder and confusion
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