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noun.
1. an absence of a system of government and law.
△Ex. After its defeat in war the country was in a state of anarchy. Eternal anarchy amidst the noise of endless wars (John Milton).
2. disorder and confusion; lawlessness.
△Ex. (Figurative.) ... the wild anarchy of drink (Ben Jonson).
(SYN) chaos.
3. =anarchism (def. 1).