無政府|むせいふmuseifu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounanarchy
- Synonym無政府状態むせいふじょうたいNeutralThe usual full term for the chaotic condition of having no government or a government that has failed; 「無政府」 can stand alone but often forms compounds like this.
- Synonym無警察むけいさつNeutralNo police, with law and order lost and public safety broken down; the emphasis is on policing and security, not on government as such.
- Related無法むほうNeutralLawless, outrageous conduct — defying the law, acting rough or unreasonable; stresses violent lawbreaking rather than a political condition.
- Related無法状態むほうじょうたいNeutralLawlessness: laws are not obeyed and order has collapsed; stresses the loss of order rather than the absence of government itself.
- Antonym統治とうちNeutralAntonym: governing — exercising ruling power over a territory; the opposite of a situation where no government exists.
- Antonym秩序ちつじょNeutralAntonym: order — things being properly arranged; stands opposite the chaos of a state without government.
For the absence of government, use 「無政府」 or, more commonly, 「無政府状態」. Choose 「無法状態」 for lawlessness, 「無警察」 for collapsed public safety, and 「無法」 for lawless, violent behavior. The opposites are 「統治」 (governing) and 「秩序」 (order).
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