| A | B |
| arch | ruler or chief |
| anarchy(n) | lack of government-the absence of any formal system of government in a society. |
| monarch(n) | “a king or queen; a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: as a ruler who has total power <absolute power>. Someone who acts primarily as chief of state and who has only limited powers <constitutional monarch>” |
| hierarchy(n) | ” : a ruling body especially of clergy organized into ranks; 2 a: an arrangement into a series according to rank; b: persons or things arranged in ranks or classes” |
| archive(n) | ”1. a collection of documents; 2. a place where archives are held.” |
| archetype(n) | ”prototype; the original pattern or model from which something is copied.” |
| archenemy(n) | ”worst enemy: somebody's main or worst enemy” |
| oligarchy(n) | ”government by small group: government or control by a small group of (usually wealthy and powerful) people” |
| archangel(n) | ”a chief or principal angel; and angel of high rank” |
| matriarchal | ”(adj) describes a system in which a woman rules a family |
| patriarchal(adj) | ”describes a system in which man rules a family |