archy
noun/ˈɑɹki/
Etymology Back-formation from anarchy.
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Anarchism, Government, Human sciences, Ideology, Philosophy, Politics, Sciences Derogatory, Usually A political theory or practice that supports hierarchy and authority; the opposite of anarchy.
- If archy in all forms has brought mankind grief, it follows that the remedy is repudiation. The repudiation of archy is anarchy. Anarchy is therefore the goal of freedom-seeking mankind. Whoever seeks freedom, advances anarchy.1980, Frederic Trautmann, The Voice of Terror: A Biography of Johann Most, Praeger Pub Text:
- It is not our intention here to settle the archy-versus-anarchy debate.2010, Douglas B. Rasmussen, Douglas J.Den Uyl, Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics, Penn State Press, →ISBN, page 338:
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- There are only two alternatives, in reality: political rule, or archy, which means: the condition of social existence where in some men use aggression to dominate or rule another, and anarchy, which is the absence of the initiation of force, the absence of political rule, the absence of the state.2017, Edward P. Stringham, Anarchy and the Law: The Political Economy of Choice, Routledge, →ISBN, page 257: