(taken from www.thefreedictionary.com)
an·ar·chy ( n  r-k )n. pl. an·ar·chies 1. Absence of any form of political authority. 2. Political disorder and confusion. 3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose. [New Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhi  , from anarkhos, without a ruler : an-, without; see a-1 + arkhos, ruler; see -arch.] |
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anarchy [ˈænəkɪ]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) general lawlessness and disorder, esp when thought to result from an absence or failure of government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the absence or lack of government
3. the absence of any guiding or uniting principle; disorder; chaos
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the theory or practice of political anarchism
[from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhia, from anarkhos without a ruler, from an- + arkh- leader, from arkhein to rule]
anarchic [ænˈɑːkɪk], anarchical adj
anarchically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
anarchy
an absence of government and law; political disorder, often accompanied by violence. See also order and disorder.
See also: Governmentextreme disorder. See also government.
See also: Order and DisorderAlso looked it up in a thesaurus to get some alternative words to maybe look at for titles for the exhibition, this is what I found, not sure what can be done with them.
lawlessness, revolution, riot, disorder, confusion, chaos, rebellion, misrule, disorganisation, misgovernment.
