What does governless mean?
Governless means (rare) Without government; ungoverned; anarchic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) Without government; ungoverned; anarchic..
Though the majority of your community's members have no intention of acting up, to host a governless society is to truly tempt fate.
Oh! the heart is a free and a governless thing! / Hence strangely and madly it often will cling / To a glance of the eye, and a smile of the cheek, […]
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Governless means (rare) Without government; ungoverned; anarchic..
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Though the majority of your community's members have no intention of acting up, to host a governless society is to truly tempt fate.
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