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ochlocracy definition

och·loc·racy (äk läk′rə sē)

noun

Rare government by the mob (); mob rule

Etymology: Fr ochlocratie < Gr ochlokratia < ochlos, a mob, populace + -kratia, -cracy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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