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/ok lok"reuh see/, n.government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy.[1475-85; < Gk ochlokratía, equiv. to óchl(os) mob + -o- -O- + -kratia -CRACY]
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Ochlocracy — Och*loc ra*cy, n. [Gr. ?; o chlos the populace, multitude + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra tos strength: cf. F. ochlocratie.] A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy; {mob rule}. Hare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ochlocracy — index lynch law Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ochlocracy — (n.) government by the rabble, 1580s, from Fr. ochlocratie (1560s), from Gk. okhlokratia mob rule, from kratos rule, power, strength (see CRACY (Cf. cracy)) + okhlos mob, populace, perhaps lit. moving mass, from PIE *wogh lo , from root *wegh … Etymology dictionary
ochlocracy — [äk läk′rə sē] n. [Fr ochlocratie < Gr ochlokratia < ochlos, a mob, populace + kratia, CRACY] Rare government by the MOB (n. 3); mob rule ochlocrat [äk′lō krat΄] n. ochlocratic adj … English World dictionary
Ochlocracy — Angry mob redirects here. For the Kaiser Chiefs song, see The Angry Mob. Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government … Wikipedia
ochlocracy — noun Etymology: Greek & Middle French; Middle French ochlocratie, from Greek ochlokratia, from ochlos mob + kratia cracy Date: 1584 government by the mob ; mob rule • ochlocrat noun • ochlocratic or ochlocratical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
ochlocracy — noun /ɒkˈlɒkɹəsi,ɑkˈlɑkɻəsi/ Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy … Wiktionary
ochlocracy — Government by mob rule … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ochlocracy — government by mobs Forms of Government … Phrontistery dictionary
ochlocracy — och·loc·ra·cy || É‘k lÉ‘krÉ™sɪ /É’k lÉ’ n. mob rule, government by the masses … English contemporary dictionary
