mobocracy
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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. [1913 Webster] It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mobocracy — index lynch law Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mobocracy — (n.) mob rule, 1754, a hybrid from MOB (Cf. mob) (n.) + CRACY (Cf. cracy). Related: Mobocrat; mobocratic … Etymology dictionary
mobocracy — [mäb äk′rə sē] n. pl. mobocracies [ MOB + (DEM)OCRACY] 1. rule or domination by a mob 2. the mob as ruler mobocratic adj … English World dictionary
mobocracy — noun Date: 1754 1. rule by the mob 2. the mob as a ruling class • mobocrat noun • mobocratic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
mobocracy — mobocrat /mob euh krat /, n. mobocratic, mobocratical, adj. /mob ok reuh see/, n., pl. mobocracies. 1. political control by a mob. 2. the mob as a ruling class. [1745 55; MOB + O + CRACY] * * * … Universalium
mobocracy — noun rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); ochlocracy … Wiktionary
mobocracy — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anarchy, lawlessness, mob rule; see disorder 2 … English dictionary for students
mobocracy — mob·oc·ra·cy || mÉ‘ bÉ‘krÉ™sɪ /mÉ’ bÉ’ n. government by the mob, government by the masses, government by the populace … English contemporary dictionary
mobocracy — noun (plural mobocracies) rule or domination by the masses … English new terms dictionary
