och·loc·ra·cy ( k-lk r -s )n. pl. och·loc·ra·cies Government by the masses; mob rule. [French ochlocratie, from Greek okhlokrati  : okhlos, mob; see wegh- in Indo-European roots + -krati, -cracy.]och lo·crat (kl-kr t) n.och lo·cratic, ochlo·crati·cal adj.och lo·crati·cal·ly adv. |
ochlocracy [ɒkˈlɒkrəsɪ]
n pl -cies
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) rule by the mob; mobocracy
[via French, from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos mob + kratos power]
ochlocrat [ˈɒkləˌkræt] n
ochlocratic [ˌɒklɒˈkrætɪk] adj
ochlocracy
a rule or government by a mob. — ochlocrat, n. — ochlocratie, ochlocratical, adj.
See also: MobOchlocracy rule by the mob, 1584.
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| Noun | 1. | ochlocracy - a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power |
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