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noun

anarchy

a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

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Six example sentences with anarchy, each labelled with its topic.

  • After the treasury collapsed, the province fell into anarchy, with no courts sitting and no tax collector daring to travel.

    History

  • When the server's moderators quit, the sandbox world slid into anarchy and players tore down every structure within a week.

    Gaming

  • The novel imagines anarchy after the last magistrate flees, leaving neighbors to settle disputes with nothing but shouting.

    Literature

  • Opponents warned that abolishing the courts overnight would bring anarchy, with nobody left to enforce even traffic rules.

    Politics

  • Hobbes argued that without a sovereign society collapses into anarchy, and his critics have been answering him ever since.

    Philosophy

  • The film's second act shows a city in anarchy, with abandoned checkpoints and shopkeepers guarding their own doors.

    Movies

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