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单词 anarchy
释义 an·ar·chy
\ˈanə(r)kē, -ki sometimes -ˌnärk-, -ˌnȧk-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos rulerless (from an- + archos ruler) + -ia -y — more at archi-
1.
 a. : absence of government
  < society finds its highest perfection in the union of order with anarchy — B.R.Tucker >
 b. : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
  < an anarchy as absolute as that … during the terror — W.C.Brownell >
 c. : a Utopian society having no government and made up of individuals who enjoy complete freedom
  < looks forward to the establishment of anarchy … the absence of a master and the rule of law — J.H.Hallowell >
2.
 a. : absence or denial of any authority, established order, or ruling power
  < for our people liberty so often means only license and anarchy — C.L.Sulzberger >
 b. : absence of order : confusion
  < have managed to achieve complete anarchy in their electrical fixtures — Richard Joseph >
3. : anarchism
 < society defending itself against heretical anarchy from within — Hilaire Belloc >
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