anarchy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈæ.nə.ki/
• (America) enPR: ănʹär-kē, IPA: /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/

Noun

anarchy

1. (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
2. (uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
3. (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
4. Confusion in general; disorder.

Synonyms

• see Thesaurus:disorder

Antonyms

• (all senses) nonanarchy (rare)
• (disorder) order

Translations

• French: anarchie
• German: Anarchie
• Italian: anarchia
• Portuguese: anarquia
• Russian: ана́рхия
• Spanish: anarquía

Translations

• French: anarchie
• German: Anarchie
• Italian: anarchia
• Portuguese: anarquia
• Russian: ана́рхия
• Spanish: anarquía

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