different between anarchism vs anarchy

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Etymology

From anarchy +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ??n?r'k?z?m, IPA^(key): /?æn???k?z?m/

Noun

anarchism (usually uncountable, plural anarchisms)

1. The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
   1. (specifically) a political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and that society could function without a ruler or involuntary government (a state).

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Related terms

• anarchy

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Further reading

• "anarchism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 37.

Anagrams

• chairmans

English

Etymology

From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (anarkhía).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.n?.ki/
• (US) enPR: ?n?är-k?, IPA^(key): /?æn.??.ki/

Noun

anarchy (countable and uncountable, plural anarchies)

1. (uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
2. (uncountable) Anarchism; the political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
3. (countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
4. Confusion in general; disorder.

Synonyms

• see Thesaurus:disorder

Antonyms

• (all senses): nonanarchy (rare)
• (disorder): order

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