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minarchism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnəˌkɪzəm/
  • General-American: /ˈmɪnɚˌkɪzəm/

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noun

Meaning 1

Belief in the desirability and practicality of minimum government.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

1971, coined by Samuel Edward Konkin III. Blend of minimum + -archy (“government”) + -ism (“system”) (alternatively, minimal).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: minarkisme — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Dutch: minarchisme — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Esperanto: minarkiismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Finnish: minarkismi — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • French: minarchisme — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Galician: minarquismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • German: Minarchismus — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Italian: minarchismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Italian: miniarchismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Italian: minimal-statismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Norwegian Bokmål: minarkisme — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: minarkisme — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Polish: minarchizm — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Portuguese: minarquismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Russian: минархи́зм (minarxízm) — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Spanish: minarquismo — government with the least necessary power over its citizens
  • Swedish: minarkism — government with the least necessary power over its citizens