mobocracy

[ mob-ok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural mob·oc·ra·cies.

1. political control by a mob.
2. the mob as a ruling class.

mobocracy

/ mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ; ˈmɒbəˌkræt /

noun

1. rule or domination by a mob
2. the mob that rules

Derived Forms

• mobocrat, noun
• ˌmoboˈcratic, adjective

Other Words From

• mob·o·crat [mob, -, uh, -krat], noun
• mobo·cratic mobo·crati·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobocracy¹

First recorded in 1745–55; mob ¹ + -o- + -cracy

Example Sentences

However, there were many gentlemen who were desirous of peace, and who tried to sooth and quell the spirit of mobocracy.

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This looks a little too much like mobocracy, it foretells some evil intentions.

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Sometime towards the last of the summer of 1833, they commenced their operations of mobocracy.

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Already "mobocracy," "the faction," "sedition," were familiar terms among them.

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We are just now in the throes of such a mobocracy,—and know how much one firm policeman can avail to calm a riot.

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Related Words

• anarchy
• disarray
• discord
• disorder
• lawlessness
• pandemonium
• tumult
• turmoil