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mobocracy

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mob⋅oc⋅ra⋅cy

  [mob-ok-ruh-see]
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–noun, plural -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  [mob-uh-krat] , noun
mob⋅o⋅crat⋅ic, mob⋅o⋅crat⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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mob·oc·ra·cy   (mŏb-ŏk'rə-sē)   
n.   pl. mob·oc·ra·cies

  1. Political control by a mob.

  2. The mass of common people as the source of political control.

mob'o·crat (mŏb'ə-krāt') n., mob'o·crat'ic, mob'o·crat'i·cal adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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