Plural of anarchy; plural instances or examples of the absence of central government or the resulting chaos.
From anarchy (Greek an- without + arkhe rule) + -ies plural; Greek political term adopted into English by the 16th century.
Historians debate whether true 'anarchies' have ever really existed—most so-called anarchies were actually societies where informal power structures filled the void left by absent formal government.
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