Definitions for ochlocracyɒkˈlɒk rə si
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
och•loc•ra•cyɒkˈlɒk rə si(n.)
government by the mob; mob rule.
Category: Government
Origin of ochlocracy:
1475–85; < Gk ochlokratía=óchl(os) mob +-o- -o - +-kratia -cracy
och`lo•crat′ic(adj.)
Wiktionary
ochlocracy(Noun)
Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy.
Origin: Originated 1475-1485, from ochlocratie, from ὀχλοκρατία, from ὄχλος + κράτος.\
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