Minarchy

//ˈmɪnɑː(ɹ)ki//

"Minarchy" in a Sentence (3 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.

In minarchy the owner of a property is the sole owner of the private propety and what comes out of it.

But even the most minimal minarchy, at some point, must claim its citizens' exclusive allegiance

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