anarchy
/ˈænəkɪ/noun
mass noun
1- a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems混乱; 无秩序：
he must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy.
他必须确保受到混乱威胁的国家的社会秩序。
1.1
- absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal无政府状态。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek anarkhia, from anarkhos, from an- 'without' + arkhos 'chief， ruler'.