Anarchy (from Greek αναρχια meaning "without a leader") is a word that has more than one meaning. Some of its meanings are:
- When there is no leader, or when nobody has power over everyone (used in the anarchist movement).
- When there is no political order, and there is confusion (used often in mass media)
- When people do not have any reason to work together, or do not have anything that makes them feel like a group.
In the first meaning listed, an anarchy might be a made-up or real society based on a group's beliefs about anarchism (see anarcho-communism).