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If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.
Margaret Atwood

Meaning of "anarchy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANARCHY

From Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhia, from anarkhos without a ruler, from an- + arkh- leader, from arkhein to rule.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANARCHY

anarchy  [ˈænəkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANARCHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anarchy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANARCHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

anarchy

Anarchy

Anarchy has more than one definition. Some use the term "Anarchy" to refer to a society without a publicly enforced government. When used in this sense, anarchy may or may not be intended to imply political disorder or lawlessness within a society. Many anarchists complain with Anselme Bellegarrigue that "ulgar error has taken 'anarchy' to be synonymous with 'civil war.'"...

Definition of anarchy in the English dictionary

The first definition of anarchy in the dictionary is general lawlessness and disorder, esp when thought to result from an absence or failure of government. Other definition of anarchy is the absence or lack of government. Anarchy is also the absence of any guiding or uniting principle; disorder; chaos.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANARCHY


Andromache
ænˈdrɒməkɪ
Bourbaki
ˈbɔːbəkɪ
bullocky
ˈbʊləkɪ
deuterotoky
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒtəkɪ
hassocky
ˈhæsəkɪ
hummocky
ˈhʌməkɪ
maconochie
məˈkɒnəkɪ
monarchy
ˈmɒnəkɪ
monomachy
mɒˈnɒməkɪ
mullocky
ˈmʌləkɪ
naumachy
ˈnɔːməkɪ
schipperke
ˈʃɪpəkɪ
sciamachy
saɪˈæməkɪ
sciomachy
saɪˈɒməkɪ
stenoky
ˈstɛnəkɪ
stomachy
ˈstʌməkɪ
synarchy
ˈsɪnəkɪ
synecdoche
sɪnˈɛkdəkɪ
Titanomachy
ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməkɪ
tussocky
ˈtʌsəkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANARCHY

anarch
anarchal
anarchial
anarchic
anarchical
anarchically
anarchise
anarchism
anarchist
anarchistic
anarchize
anarthria
anarthric
anarthrous
anarthrously
anarthrousness
anasarca
anasarcous
Anastasia
anastasis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANARCHY

absolute monarchy
autarchy
churchy
constitutional monarchy
diarchy
Dual Monarchy
eparchy
ethnarchy
heptarchy
hierarchy
matriarchy
nomarchy
oligarchy
patriarchy
phylarchy
polyarchy
squirarchy
starchy
tetrarchy
triarchy
trierarchy

Synonyms and antonyms of anarchy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANARCHY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «anarchy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of anarchy

Translation of «anarchy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANARCHY

Find out the translation of anarchy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anarchy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anarchy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无政府状态
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anarquía
570 millions of speakers

English

anarchy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अराजकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفوضى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

анархия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anarquia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অরাজকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anarchie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anarki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anarchie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無政府状態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무정부 상태
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anarki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô chánh phủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அராஜகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अराजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anarşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anarchia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anarchia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анархія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anarhie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναρχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anargie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anarki
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anarki
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anarchy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANARCHY»

The term «anarchy» is very widely used and occupies the 16.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANARCHY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anarchy

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANARCHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anarchy.
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Giles Andreae
I'm not a fan of Dr. Seuss's better-known work, but his fables leave me awe-struck. 'Ten Tall Tales' is a collection of stories where his trademark anarchy is combined with a tautness of writing that shines an affectionate yet uncompromising spotlight on some of the absurdities of human behaviour.
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Margaret Atwood
If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.
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David Bailey
It's not about composition. It's the way you feel about how your objects should relate to each other. I've got lots of African statues and things, and the cleaner arranges them like soldiers, which drives me mad. So I have to rearrange them, and I must drive her mad, because I'm doing anarchy and she's doing military manoeuvres.
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Henry Walter Bates
The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all whites, except the English, French, and American residents.
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Jeremy Bentham
Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
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Lakhdar Brahimi
The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that even a small, distant and far away country like Afghanistan cannot be left to break up into anarchy and chaos without consequences for the whole world.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.
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Albert Camus
There is in me an anarchy and frightful disorder. Creating makes me die a thousand deaths, because it means making order, and my entire being rebels against order. But without it I would die, scattered to the winds.
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Kenneth Clarke
It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq.
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Martin Van Creveld
The fate of Syria hangs in the balance, but it is entirely possible that the fall of the Assad regime will result in anarchy and cause Syria to turn into a second Afghanistan, a base for anti-Israel terrorism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANARCHY»

Discover the use of anarchy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anarchy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anarchy and Christianity
Christians, on the other hand, need to look at the biblical texts and not reject anarchy as a political option, for it seems closest to biblical thinking. Ellul here defines anarchy as the nonviolent repudiation of authority.
Jacques Ellul, 1991
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Anarchy, State, and Utopia
divIn this brilliant and widely acclaimed book, winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Robert Nozick challenges the most commonly held political and social positions of our age?liberal, socialist, and conservative./Div
Robert Nozick, 2013
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Community, Anarchy and Liberty
Author argues for a viable and stable form of anarchic or stateless society, relying crucially on a form of community.
Michael Taylor, 1982
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Anarchy And the Law: The Political Economy of Choice
This book presents the essays that explain, debate, and examine historical examples of stateless orders.
Edward Stringham, 2007
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Mere Anarchy
Mere Anarchy, Woody Allen's first collection in over 25 years, features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces - eight of which have never been in print before.
Woody Allen, 2008
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The Perils of Anarchy: Contemporary Realism and ...
Contributors: Charles L. Glaser. Christopher Layne. Peter Liberman. Lisa L. Martin. John J. Mearsheimer. Paul Schroeder. Randall Schweller. Stephen M. Walt. Kenneth N. Waltz. William C. Wohlforth. Fareed Zakaria.
Michael Edward Brown, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Steven E. Miller, 1995
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Anarchy as Order: The History and Future of Civic Humanity
A cogent and compelling critique of the modern state, this provocative book clarifies how anarchy may be both a guide for rational social order and a science of humanity.
Mohammed A. Bamyeh, 2009
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After Anarchy: Legitimacy and Power in the United Nations ...
This book's innovative approach to international organizations and international relations theory lends new insight into interactions between sovereign states and the United Nations, and between legitimacy and the exercise of power in ...
Ian Hurd, 2008
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Anarchy Evolution
In Anarchy Evolution, Graffin argues that art and science have a deep connection.
Greg Graffin, Steve Olson, 2010
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Bakunin: Statism and Anarchy
Statism and Anarchy is a complete English translation of the last work by the great Russian anarchist Michael Bakunin, written in 1873.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin, Marshall Shatz, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANARCHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anarchy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charlie Hunnam: 10 Facts You May Not Know About The 'Sons of …
Charlie Hunnam took an 18-month sabbatical from acting right before Sons of Anarchy. He wrote a film during that period, which is about a part ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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'Sons of Anarchy' Writer Teams Up With Leonardo DiCaprio For New …
Sons of Anarchy writer Marco J. Ramirez has been roped in by Warner Brothers to write the much-awaited adaptation of the Japanese manga ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Slipping into anarchy
It is fast slipping into anarchy. There is no denying the fact that the rot started during the three and a half decade rule of the CPM when the SFI, ... «The Echo of India, Jul 15»
4
Ignoring high court rulings is anarchy, not conservatism
The Declaration of Independence, the adoption of which on July 2, 1776, we celebrate on July Fourth (a long story), is the foundational ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
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'Sons Of Anarchy' In 30 Seconds: Theo Rossi, Katey Sagal, Kim …
Sons of Anarchy might have been one of the most successful shows in recent TV history with a loyal following of more than 10 million people, ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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'Sons of Anarchy' actors draw big crowds Saturday
"Sons of Anarchy" actors Mark Boone Junior and Tommy Flanagan drew hundreds of fans to a multi-hour meet-and-greet event at the Veterans' ... «Benitolink: San Benito County News, Jul 15»
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Members of Parliament blamed for House anarchy
IGNORANCE of parliamentary standing orders is behind the chaos witnessed during the ongoing session, the Speaker of the National ... «Daily News, Jul 15»
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'Sons Of Anarchy': Kurt Sutter, The Man Behind The Most Watched …
Since its inception in 2008, Sons of Anarchy went on to garner more than 10 million viewers by the time the first episode of its final season ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Will 'Sons Of Anarchy' Star Charlie Hunnam Get A 2015 Emmy …
Another wrote, "If Charlie Hunnam doesn't get the Emmy for ['Sons of Anarchy'] ... Well I say we f**cking riot ... Best fictional character of all time. «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»
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'Sons of Anarchy': Theo Rossi Talks About His Chances At The …
Sons of Anarchy fans will be hoping the Emmy shutout that their favorite show has faced over the years finally comes to an end in 2015. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

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