Definition of "acephalous" []

• Biology Headless or lacking a clearly defined head: acephalous worms. (adjective)
• Having no leader. (adjective)

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• "The state had been erected upon lessons learned through centuries trying to maintain peace within an insular acephalous tribal society with a penchant for infighting and was most functional when it resembled a "loose" confederation in which legislative and judicial powers were pushed down to the local level - a concept analogous to America's states' rights."
• "John: another of their great exchanges (about then Brave Jeff Francoeur) was preserved here at blog I can't link to, but if you Google "Hernandez awkward introductions acephalous" you can find it. keith hernandez and his dog, duncan"
• "This excerpt sums up the modus operandi of a rogue vice presidency in an at-times acephalous executive branch:"