withering away of the state

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Friedrich Engels in 1878 for his work, "Anti-Dühring", from Calque of German der Staat wird nicht „abgeschafft“, er stirbt ab (“the state is not "abolished", it atrophies”) === Noun === withering away of the state (uncountable) (politics, Marxism, communism) The proposed situation where, in a classless society, people govern themselves as a commune without needing a government or law enforcement. ==== Translations ====