anarchy

English

Etymology

From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.ki/
  • (US) enPR: ănʹär-kē, IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/

Noun

anarchy (countable and uncountable, plural anarchies)

  1. (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
  2. (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.
  3. (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
  4. Confusion in general; disorder.

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (all senses): nonanarchy (rare)
  • (disorder): order

Derived terms

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