ochlocracy
[noun]
Synonyms: anarchy, chaos, lawlessness, mobocracy

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ochlocracy noun. [ɒk'lɒkrǝsi] L16.
[French ochlocratie or mod. Latin ochlocratia from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos crowd: see -CRACY.]
Government by the populace; mob rule; a State etc. ruled or dominated by the populace.

■ 'ochlocrat noun an advocate or adherent of ochlocracy L19.

■ ochlo'cratic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of ochlocracy; upholding ochlocracy: M19.

■ ochlo'cratical adjective = ochlocratic M17.

■ ochlo'cratically adverb M19.

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