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anarcho-tyranny

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from τυραννία — “tyranny”
  2. derived from tyrannia
  3. derived from tyrannie
  4. inherited from tirannye
  5. prefixed as anarcho-tyranny — “anarcho + tyranny”

Definitions

  1. A system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA