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anarchy

/ˈæ.nə.ki/ /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/

Meanings
noun
The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

Examples :

"After the teacher quit unexpectedly, the classroom descended into anarchy, with students throwing paper and shouting without any rules. "
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Related Words

Illustration authorities

authorities noun

/əˈθɔːrɪtiz/ /əˈθɑːrɪtiz/

The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere

"Example Sentence: "After the storm, the authorities issued a warning about contaminated water." "

Illustration unsupervised

unsupervised adjective

/ˌʌnsupərvaɪzd/ /ˌʌnsuːpərvaɪzd/

Not supervised; not being constantly observed.

"Stop letting your children run around unsupervised!"

Illustration governing

governing verb

/ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌvɚnɪŋ/

To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

"The old king governed the land wisely."

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration individuals

individuals noun

/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlz/

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

"He is an unusual individual."

Illustration descended

descended verb

/dɪˈsɛndɪd/

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

"The rain descended, and the floods came."

Illustration anarchism

anarchism noun

/ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/

The belief that proposes the absence and abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.

"The student argued that anarchism, with its rejection of all rules and authority, would lead to chaos in the classroom. "

Illustration cooperation

cooperation noun

/kowɑpəˈɹejʃən/

(usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.

"The team's cooperation on the project led to a successful outcome. "

Illustration authoritative

authoritative adjective

/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/ /ɔˈθɑɹɪtətɪv/

Arising or originating from a figure of authority

"The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron."

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

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unexpectedly adverb

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

In an unexpected manner.

"The meeting ended unexpectedly early, leaving us with extra time before dinner. "