Definition of anarchy
1a
: absence of government
b
: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
the city's descent into anarchy
c
: a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
2a
: absence or denial of any authority or established order
anarchy prevailed in the war zone
b
: absence of order : disorder
not manicured plots but a wild anarchy of nature— Israel Shenker
3
: anarchism
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The first known use of anarchy was in 1539
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