01 n. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.
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Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.“Spread anarchy and terror all around.” — Cowper.
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Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.“There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re�koning of years.” — Fuller.