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ochlocracy

och·loc·ra·cy [ ok lókrəssee ] (plural och·loc·ra·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 

Same as  mobocracy (sense 1)


[Late 16th century. Via French ochlocratie< Greek okhlokratia< okhlos "mob"]

och·lo·crat [ óklə kràt ] noun
och·lo·crat·ic [ òklə kráttik ] adjective
och·lo·crat·i·cal·ly adverb
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