a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government:
Meaning of anarchy in English
(Definition of anarchy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
anarchy | American Dictionary
politics & government
a lack of organization and control in a society or group, esp. because either there is no government or it has no power:
Examples of anarchy
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The development of the new theory came about in reaction, both normative and scientific, to the anarchy model.
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This political dissolution was perceived to be creating a vacuum into which ethnic nationalism could spread chaos and anarchy.
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Neither of these extremes is a good approximation of how individuals in anarchy are likely to interact.
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It is difficult to understand what the absence of monarchy might be, if not anarchy.
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Not surprisingly, a kind of anarchy ensued, each student grasping for individual advantage.
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Of the discourses we have mentioned, market liberalism, anarchy and even sustainable development have their vociferous critics.
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A movement initiated in the fold of subjectivation, it is anarchy.
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Whatever one might ultimately conclude by analyzing this game of incomplete information need not characterize the behavior of all of the parties in anarchy.
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This paradox notwithstanding, realism prescribes threats as a means for states to extract what they want and need from international anarchy.
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Without that sort of reflection, often speculative and controversial, we are left with a formless anarchy.
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At least in terminology, anarchy has reigned supreme for over a century.
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The anarchy of the sects led others to distrust both scriptural politics and the appeal to individual conscience as forces of social instability.
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Within this system under heaven hierarchy rather than anarchy is seen as the normative tradition, in which geo-politics is seen as the optimal working guide.
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Why are certain epochs characterised by hegemonic systems, when in others one has the impression of witnessing theoretical anarchy?
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So, if the army is to intervene, anarchy must be found.
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無政府状態, 無秩序…
anarşi, kaos, karışklık…
anarchie…
anarquia…
anarchie, chaos…
anarki, lovløshed…
anarki…
kegagalan kerajaan, huru-hara…
die Anarchie…
anarki, lovløshet…
анархія…
анархия…
فَوضَويّة…
anarchie, bezvládí, zmatek…
tanpa pemerintahan, anarki…
อนาธิปไตย, สถานการณ์ที่สับสน…
tình trạng vô chính phủ, tình trạng hỗn loạn…
anarchia…
무정부 상태…
anarchia…
