Minarchy
//ˈmɪnɑː(ɹ)ki// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Government with the least necessary power over its citizens. countable, uncountable
"This "minarchy," often dubbed the "nightwatchman State," reduced to police (and possibly army), is their historical ideal - and even in present days that of philosopher Nozick, for instance."
Example
More examples"This "minarchy," often dubbed the "nightwatchman State," reduced to police (and possibly army), is their historical ideal - and even in present days that of philosopher Nozick, for instance."
Etymology
From minimum + -archy.
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