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anarcho-tyranny

anarcho-tyranny noun: a system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.

Noun

anarcho-tyranny (countable and uncountable, plural anarcho-tyrannies)

  1. A system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny.
  2. An armed dictatorship without rule of law.

Forms of anarcho-tyranny

pluralanarcho-tyrannies
alternative formanarchotyranny

Origin of anarcho-tyranny

From anarcho- + tyranny. Coined by American journalist and writer Samuel T. Francis in 1992.

Questions about anarcho-tyranny

What does anarcho-tyranny mean?
Anarcho-tyranny means a system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.
What part of speech is anarcho-tyranny?
Anarcho-tyranny is a noun.
What is the plural of anarcho-tyranny?
The plural of anarcho-tyranny is anarcho-tyrannies.

Words near anarcho-tyranny in the dictionary

  1. anarcho-punks
  2. anarcho-syndicalism
  3. anarcho-syndicalist
  4. anarcho-syndicalists
  5. anarcho-tyrannies
  6. anarcho-tyranny
  7. anarchocapitalist
  8. anarchocapitalists
  9. anarchocommunism
  10. anarchocommunist
  11. anarchocommunists

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