n. Function: noun
1 absence of effective government or the resulting social disorder FF1C; complete anarchy followed the breakdown of communications FF1E;
Synonyms: chaos, lawlessness, mobocracy, ochlocracy
Related Words: confusion, disorder, disorganization
Idioms: mob rule ( or law), reign of terror
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Synonyms: ANARCHISM
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Synonyms: DISORDER 2, anarchism, distemper, misrule, riot