/ ˈænəki; NAmE ˈænərki/ noun
[ U ] a situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order or control :
The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy.
There was complete anarchy in the classroom when their usual teacher was away.
► an·arch·ic / əˈnɑːkɪk; NAmE əˈnɑːrkɪk/ (also less frequent an·arch·ic·al / -kl; NAmE /) adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek anarkhia , from anarkhos , from an- without + arkhos chief, ruler.