minarchism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnəˌkɪzəm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnɚˌkɪzəm/

Noun

minarchism (countable and uncountable, plural minarchisms)

1. Belief in the desirability and practicality of minimum government.

Hypernyms

• libertarianism

Coordinate terms

• anarchism

Translations

government with the least necessary power over its citizens

• Danish: minarkisme c
• Dutch: minarchisme (nl) n
• Esperanto: minarkiismo
• Finnish: minarkismi (fi)
• French: minarchisme (fr) m
• Galician: minarquismo m
• German: Minarchismus m
• Italian: minarchismo m, miniarchismo m, minimal-statismo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: minarkisme m

  Nynorsk: minarkisme m

• Polish: minarchizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: minarquismo m
• Russian: минархи́зм (ru) m (minarxízm)
• Spanish: minarquismo (es) m
• Swedish: minarkism c

See also

• night watchman state