ochlocracy
[ ok-lok-ruh-see ]
/ ɒkˈlɒk rə si /
noun
government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy.
Origin of ochlocracy
OTHER WORDS FROM ochlocracy
och·lo·crat [ok-luh-krat] /ˈɒk ləˌkræt/, noun och·lo·crat·ic, och·lo·crat·i·cal, adjective och·lo·crat·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby ochlocracy
Example sentences from the Web for ochlocracy
You're going hand in hand with ochlocracy and anarchy, the arch enemy of all legislative order, all civilization and all humanity.
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc. |Arthur SchopenhauerThen the mob of a capital city has overwhelmed the democracy in an ochlocracy.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other |William Graham SumnerOchlocracy, ok-lok′ra-si, n. mob-rule: government by the populace.
Beggars attack the common right; the ochlocracy rises against demos.
Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for ochlocracy
ochlocracy
/ (ɒkˈlɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
rule by the mob; mobocracy
Derived forms of ochlocracy
ochlocrat (ˈɒkləˌkræt), noun ochlocratic (ˌɒkləˈkrætɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for ochlocracy
C16: via French, from Greek
okhlokratia, from
okhlos mob +
kratos power