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Meanings of anarchy in English

Russian
анархия
Portuguese
anarquia
Spanish
anárquico
Catalan
anarquia
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Society without a publicly enforced government or violently enforced political authority.

Related terms
анархия
Portuguese
anarquia
Catalan
acràcia

A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

anarquia
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Examples for "lawlessness"
Examples for "lawlessness"
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Law enforcement agencies and political figureheads slammed the lawlessness and promised retribution.
The South African
2
Some bemoaned the apparent lawlessness of the situation, pleading for legal intervention.
The South African
3
A certain lawlessness was abroad in the lonelier areas of the battlefields.
The Happy Foreigner
4
There is no neutrality possible in the face of lawlessness and Germanism.
Defenders of Democracy / Contributions from representative men a...
5
Militants have taken advantage of the area's lawlessness to set up strongholds.
Reuters
Usage of anarchy in English
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He believed in anarchy in its purest form: no law, free society.
Radio NZ
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She saved Britain from anarchy and immediately restored a sense of purpose.
Reuters
3
The home side had the look of a team set on anarchy.
The Irish Times
4
A thousand days of despotism are better than one day of anarchy?
Children of dust: a memoir of pakistan
5
And so is this type of media anarchy what we really want?
Radio NZ
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Calling it out is great but anarchy and violence undermine the cause.
The South African
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A vote for Johnny was a vote for fun and harmless anarchy.
The Guardian
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Speaking on behalf of his party, Mantashe condemned the situation as anarchy.
The South African
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There wasn't a mention of anarchy as far as I could see.
The Guardian
10
When consequences disappear, civility goes out the door and anarchy takes over.
Is it just me?: or is it nuts out there?
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We are living in a state of anarchy unprecedented in our history.
Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy
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I consider it in effect, and in its tendencies, as organizing anarchy.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
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The Eternal City was in a state of chronic discontent and anarchy.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
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In 1775 Catherine annexed the Crimea, on the plea that anarchy prevailed.
The Story of Russia
15
Socialism is often thought of in connection with the doctrine of anarchy.
Problems in American Democracy
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In the European anarchy all these fears, suspicions, and rivalries were inevitable.
The European Anarchy
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Portuguese
anarquia
Anarchy through the time
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