headless

Headless it's a adjective which comes from the Latin word acephălus, in turn derived from the Greek aképhalos. The term refers to that or that which lacks head, either in a physical or figurative sense.

Is named acephaly, therefore, in the absence of head. In the case of human gestation, this is a infrequent malformation.

The headless fetus forms together with another fetus that does not have any disorder. It is a parasitic twin that cannot live independently, since it does not have a head or a heart (it receives blood through the action of its brother's heart).

In the field of sculpture, it is common to find headless pieces. There are human and animal figures that, for different reasons, do not have a head.

The absence of leaders or rulers with decision-making power, on the other hand, it is also referred to as acephaly. A Headless state, in this framework, does not have a government who can assume the management of public affairs.

Acephaly, thus, can be linked to anarchy. A country can become headless for multiple causes, such as the death or overthrow of a president, the weakening of whoever holds power, or the strengthening of a group or sector that is not part of the state orbit.

Take the case of a nation whose government lost control of many regions at the hands of insurgents. That is why the measures taken by the president are not followed and his policies cannot be applied in many areas. Faced with this reality, analysts affirm that the territory is headless.