anarcho-tyranny

noun

A system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny.”

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Meanings

nounanarcho-tyranny (countable and uncountable, plural anarcho-tyrannies)

plural anarcho-tyrannies · alternative anarchotyranny

  1. countableuncountableA system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny.

  2. countableuncountableAn armed dictatorship without rule of law.

Origin

From anarcho- + tyranny. Coined by American journalist and writer Samuel T. Francis in 1992.

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APA

anarcho-tyranny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anarcho-tyranny

MLA

“anarcho-tyranny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anarcho-tyranny. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anarcho-tyranny,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anarcho-tyranny.

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