mob·oc·ra·cy
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| 1. | political control by a mob. |
| 2. | the mob as a ruling class. |
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mob·o·crat·ic, mob·o·crat·i·cal, adjective
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mobocracy
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| mob·oc·ra·cy
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n. pl. mob·oc·ra·cies
mob'o·crat (mŏb'ə-krāt') n., mob'o·crat'ic, mob'o·crat'i·cal adj. |
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| mobocracy | |
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| a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses |
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Mobocracy
Mob*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Mob rabble + -cracy, as in democracy.] A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present situation (for one can not call it a government), a mobocracy. --Walpole.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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