"minarchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪnɑː(ɹ)ki/, /ˈmɪnə(ɹ)ki/ Forms: minarchies [plural]
Etymology: minimum + -archy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|minimum|archy}} minimum + -archy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} minarchy (countable and uncountable, plural minarchies)
  1. Government with the least necessary power over its citizens. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of government, Libertarianism Synonyms: night watchman state Related terms: minarchism, minarchist Translations (government with the least necessary power over its citizens): minarquia [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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