minarchy
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minarchy
- /ˈmɪnɑː(ɹ)ki/
- /ˈmɪnə(ɹ)ki/
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From min(imum) + -archy.
noun minarchies
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Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
This "minarchy," often dubbed the "nightwatchman State," reduced to police (and possibly army), is their historical ideal - and even in present days that of philosopher Nozick, for instance.
Similar: night watchman state
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noun government with the least necessary power over its citizens
| Português | minarquia |
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Talk about this word "minarchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minarchy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. minarchy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minarchy "minarchy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minarchy.Cite this
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