anarchy

anarchy

the absence of laws or government: The fall of the empire was followed by chaos and anarchy.
Not to be confused with:aristocracy – rule by elite or privileged upper class: The governing body was composed of the country’s most powerful aristocracy.democracy – government by the people: The United States is a democracy. oligarchy – government by the few: The citizens have no voice in an oligarchy. plutocracy – government in which the wealthy class rules: In a plutocracy, there is little regard for the poor.

an·ar·chy

A0282000 (ăn′ər-kē)n. pl. an·ar·chies 1. Absence of any form of political authority.2. Political disorder and confusion.3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.

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[New Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhiā, from anarkhos, without a ruler : an-, without; see a-¹ + arkhos, ruler; see -arch.]

anarchy

(ˈænəkɪ) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) general lawlessness and disorder, esp when thought to result from an absence or failure of government2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the absence or lack of government3. the absence of any guiding or uniting principle; disorder; chaos4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the theory or practice of political anarchism[C16: from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhia, from anarkhos without a ruler, from an- + arkh- leader, from arkhein to rule] anarchic, anˈarchical adj anˈarchically adv

an•ar•chy

(ˈæn ər ki)

n. 1. a state of society without government or law. 2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control. 3. a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society. 4. confusion; chaos; disorder. [1530–40; < Middle French anarchie or Medieval Latin anarchia < Greek anarchía lack of a leader] an•ar•chic (ænˈɑr kɪk) an•ar′chi•cal, adj. an•ar′chi•cal•ly, adv.

anarchy

an absence of government and law; political disorder, often accompanied by violence. See also order and disorder.See also: Government

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extreme disorder. See also government.See also: Order and Disorder

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anarchy - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)lawlessnessgoverning, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public ordernihilism - complete denial of all established authority and institutions

anarchy

noun lawlessness, revolution, riot, disorder, confusion, chaos, rebellion, misrule, disorganization, misgovernment Their liberal traditions were slipping into anarchy.
government, order, control, law, rule, peace, discipline, law and order

anarchy

nounA lack of civil order or peace:disorder, lawlessness, misrule.

Translations

无政府状态混乱

anarchy

(ˈӕnəki) noun1. the absence or failure of government. Total anarchy followed the defeat of the government. 無政府狀態 无政府状态2. disorder and confusion. 混亂 混乱ˈanarchist noun1. a person who believes that governments are unnecessary or undesirable. 無政府主義者 无政府主义者2. a person who tries to overturn the government by violence. 企圖以暴力推翻政府者 企图以暴力推翻政府者ˈanarchism noun 無政府主義 无政府主义