anarchies
Societies without rulers
Anarchies is the plural of anarchy—states of disorder due to absence or rejection of authority.
The word applies to multiple instances or types: The anarchies that followed the empire's collapse lasted decades.
It can also describe various theoretical frameworks: competing anarchies of thought among political philosophers.
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
disorder · lawlessness · tumult · upheaval · disarray · confusion · entropy · riot
Independent management of affairs
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- anti-authoritarianismOpposition to concentrated power
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
mutual aid · federalism · commune · collective · syndicalism · libertarianism · insurrection · revolutionary
Release from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
overthrow · uprising · unshackling · disobedience · defiance · insurrection · revolt · subversion
Philosophy of universal equality
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
harmony · consensus · equality · mutual aid · voluntarism · free association · pacifism · commune
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
havoc · disorder · lawlessness · tumult · upheaval · disarray · confusion · entropy · riot · unrest
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- anti-authoritarianismOpposition to concentrated power
direct action · mutual aid · federalism · commune · collective · syndicalism · libertarianism · insurrection · revolutionary · prefigurative
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
rebellion · overthrow · uprising · unshackling · disobedience · defiance · insurrection · revolt · subversion · sedition
egalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
solidarity · harmony · consensus · equality · mutual aid · voluntarism · free association · pacifism · commune · idealism
anarchiesgovernments
Ruling political authorities
states · monarchies · dictatorships · autocracies · tyrannies
anarchiesorders
Instructions to obey
laws · regulations · civil order · rule of law · social order
- anarchist movementPolitical effort opposing hierarchy
anarchist, anarchic, anarchism, anarchists, anarchistic, anarchical, anarchically