a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems
混乱;无秩序
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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。
absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal
无政府状态。
"mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek