panarchy

Meaning

Noun

  • The individual's right to choose any form of government without being forced to move from their current locale.
  • Dynamic symmetry across multiple scales.
  • An inclusive, multilateral system in which all parties may participate meaningfully.
  • Rule by all; a system of governance in which each person has absolute power.
  • Rule of all; absolute or total rule.
  • An all-encompassing realm.

Origin

  • From pan- + -archy. Coined independently in many different contexts.

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