Anarchy vs Mutiny - What's the difference?
anarchy | mutiny |
(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
(uncountable) Anarchism]]; the political theory that a community is best [[organize, organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
Confusion in general; disorder.
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
* Macaulay
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
* Shakespeare
To commit mutiny.
As nouns the difference between anarchy and mutiny
is that anarchy is the state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body while mutiny is an organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.As a verb mutiny is
to commit mutiny.anarchy
English
(wikipedia anarchy)Noun
Usage notes
* (confusion or misunderstanding in general) Anarchists feel it is inappropriate to use anarchy to mean “a state of chaos or confusion”. However, this has historically been a common use of the word. * (English Citations of "anarchy")Synonyms
* seeAntonyms
* (all senses) nonanarchy (rare) * (disorder) orderDerived terms
* anarchic * anarchical * anarchically * anarchism * anarchist * anarcho- English words suffixed with -archymutiny
English
Noun
(wikipedia mutiny) (mutinies)- In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
- Raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
Verb
- The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.