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mobocracy

[ mob-ok-ruh-see ]
/ mɒbˈɒk rə si /
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noun, plural mob·oc·ra·cies.
political control by a mob.
the mob as a ruling class.
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Origin of mobocracy

First recorded in 1745–55; mob1 + -o- + -cracy

OTHER WORDS FROM mobocracy

mob·o·crat [mob-uh-krat], /ˈmɒb əˌkræt/, nounmob·o·crat·ic, mob·o·crat·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby mobocracy

Möbius strip, Möbius transformation, moble, moblog, MOBO, mobocracy, mobs, mobster, Mobutu, Mobutu Sese Seko, moby
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Words related to mobocracy

anarchy, disarray, discord, disorder, lawlessness, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, ataxia, bedlam, clutter, disorganization, entropy, free-for-all, misrule, mix up, muddle, snarl, unruliness, rat's nest

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British Dictionary definitions for mobocracy

mobocracy
/ (mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
rule or domination by a mob
the mob that rules

Derived forms of mobocracy

mobocrat (ˈmɒbəˌkræt), nounmobocratic or mobocratical, adjective
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