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anarchy
- Main Entry:
- an·ar·chy

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having no ruler, from an- + archos ruler — more at arch-
- Date:
- 1539
1 a: absence of government b: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c: a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government2 a: absence or denial of any authority or established order b: absence of order : disorder <not manicured plots but a wild anarchy of nature — Israel Shenker>3: anarchism
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