ochlocracy
Meanings
noun
- Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”). Equivalent to ochlo- + -cracy.
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