Anarchy and Control

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Anarchy noun - A state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority.

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Control is an antonym for anarchy in lawlessness topic.

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

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Anarchy is an antonym for control.

mass	mass anarchy	mass control
complete	complete anarchy	complete control
total	total anarchy	total control
original	original anarchy	original control
Other adjectives: real, little, absolute, social, general, political, less, magical, global.

Also, teachers won't want to teach in an environment where they have no control over the students, which is why a lot of them resign and make it impossible for the principal to re-instill any control over the growing anarchy because she's just one person.

Source: Manga / Akkan Baby
Anarchy Is Chaos: Brazil's government has lost control over its own territory, and random gunfights on the street are just part of the local color.

Source: Tabletop Game / GURPS Alternate Earths
The firing of the civilian personnel left Iraq without vital utilities (water and electricity) that wouldn't be restored to pre-Saddam levels until 2008 and the firing of the military/police personnel caused anarchy to break out within hours of the Coalition taking control.

Source: Former Regime Personnel

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