anarchy
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anarchy
- /ˈæn.ə.ki/ Australia, UK
- /ˈæn.ɚ.ki/ US, Ireland
- /ˈeə̯n.ɚ.ki/
- /ˈɛə̯n.ɚ.ki/
- /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/ US
- /ˈeə̯n.ɑɹ.ki/
- /ˈɛə̯n.ɑɹ.ki/
Rhymes with -ænə(ɹ)ki, -ænɑː(ɹ)ki
Where it comes from
From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.
noun anarchies
- The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body. La propriété et la royauté sont en démolition dès le commencement du monde ; comme l’homme cherche la justice dans l’égalité, la société cherche l’ordre dans l’anarchie. Anarchie, absence de maître, de souverain, telle est la forme de gouvernement dont nous approchons tous les jours, et que l’habitu
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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.
Своею полемикою против них мы довели их до сознания, что свобода или анархия, т. е. вольная организация рабочих масс снизу вверх, есть окончательная цель общественного развития, и что всякое государство, не исключая и их народного, есть ярмо, значит с одной стороны порождает деспотизм, а с другой р
Similar: anarchism
- A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government. And each dweller, panic-stricken, Felt his heart with terror sicken Hearing the tempestuous cry Of the triumph of Anarchy.
- Confusion in general; disorder. It was total anarchy in the clothes shop on Black Friday as soon as they opened the doors.
Similar: disorder · Opposite: nonanarchy, antonym(s) of, order
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lawlessness, lawless, misrule, haphazard, uncontrolled, disorder, disorderly, disarray, confusion, chaos, chaotic, mess, disruption, mayhem, muddle, turmoil
noun
Similar: disorder · Opposite: nonanarchy, antonym(s) of, order
Translations
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noun absence of any form of political authority or government
| Español | anarquía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무정부 상태 mujeongbu sangtae |
| 日本語 | 無政府状態 museifu jōtai |
| 中文 | 無政府狀態 /无政府状态 wúzhèngfǔ zhuàngtài |
| हिन्दी | अराजकता arājaktā |
| Português | anarquia |
| Français | anarchie |
| Deutsch | Anarchie |
| Italiano | anarchia |
| Ελληνικά | αναρχία anarchía |
| Română | anarhie |
| Русский | ана́рхия anárxija, безвла́стие bezvlástije |
| Tiếng Việt | vô chính phủ |
| العربية | فَوْضَى fawḍā, فَوْضَوِيَّة fawḍawiyya, لَا سُلْطَة lā sulṭa |
| עברית | אָנַרְכְיָה anárkhia |
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title = {anarchy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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