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mobocracy
mob·oc·ra·cy
/
mɒbˈɒk
rə
si
/
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[
mob-
ok
-r
uh
-see
]
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noun,
plural
mob·oc·ra·cies.
1.
political
control
by a
mob
.
2.
the
mob
as a ruling class.
Origin:
1745–55;
mob
+
-o-
+
-cracy
Related forms
mob·o·crat
/
ˈmɒb
əˌkræt
/
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[
mob
-
uh
-krat
]
Show IPA
,
noun
mob·o·crat·ic,
mob·o·crat·i·cal,
adjective
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mobocracy
(mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
1.
rule or domination by a mob
2.
the mob that rules
mobocrat
—
n
mobo'cratic
—
adj
mobo'cratical
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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