mobocracy

mob·oc·ra·cy

[mob-ok-ruh-see]
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

mob·o·crat [mob-uh-krat] , noun
mob·o·crat·ic, mob·o·crat·i·cal, adjective
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mobocracy (mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -cies
1.  rule or domination by a mob
2.  the mob that rules
 
mobocrat
 
n
 
mobo'cratic
 
adj
 
mobo'cratical
 
adj

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