mobocracy
mobocracy · mobocracies
Rule or control by the mobRule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
/mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
More definitions
- a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From mob + -o- + -cracy.From mob + -o- + -cracy.
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Forms
plural: mobocracies| Singular | mobocracy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses:ochlocracy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable