ochlocracy

[ ok-lok-ruh-see ]

/ ɒkˈlɒk rə si /

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noun

government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy.

Origin of ochlocracy

1475–85; <Greek ochlokratía, equivalent to óchl(os) mob + -o--o- + -kratia-cracy

OTHER WORDS FROM ochlocracy

och·lo·crat

[ok-luh-krat], /ˈɒk ləˌkræt/, nounoch·lo·crat·ic, och·lo·crat·i·cal, adjectiveoch·lo·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby ochlocracy

ocelot, och, oche, ocher, ochlesis, ochlocracy, ochlophobia, Ochoa, ochone, Ocho Rios, Ochozath

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Example sentences from the Web for ochlocracy

You're going hand in hand with ochlocracy and anarchy, the arch enemy of all legislative order, all civilization and all humanity.
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc.|Arthur Schopenhauer
Then the mob of a capital city has overwhelmed the democracy in an ochlocracy.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other|William Graham Sumner
Ochlocracy, ok-lok′ra-si, n. mob-rule: government by the populace.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Beggars attack the common right; the ochlocracy rises against demos.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for ochlocracy

ochlocracy

/ (ɒkˈlɒkrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

rule by the mob; mobocracy

Derived forms of ochlocracy

ochlocrat (ˈɒkləˌkræt), nounochlocratic (ˌɒkləˈkrætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for ochlocracy

C16: via French, from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos mob + kratos power

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单词	ochlocracy
释义	ochlocracy [ ok-lok-ruh-see ] / ɒkˈlɒk rə si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ochlocracy ON THESAURUS.COM noun government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy. Origin of ochlocracy 1475–85; <Greek ochlokratía, equivalent to óchl(os) mob + -o--o- + -kratia-cracy OTHER WORDS FROM ochlocracy och·lo·crat [ok-luh-krat], /ˈɒk ləˌkræt/, nounoch·lo·crat·ic, och·lo·crat·i·cal, adjectiveoch·lo·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby ochlocracy ocelot, och, oche, ocher, ochlesis, ochlocracy, ochlophobia, Ochoa, ochone, Ocho Rios, Ochozath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ochlocracy You're going hand in hand with ochlocracy and anarchy, the arch enemy of all legislative order, all civilization and all humanity. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc.\|Arthur Schopenhauer Then the mob of a capital city has overwhelmed the democracy in an ochlocracy. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other\|William Graham Sumner Ochlocracy, ok-lok′ra-si, n. mob-rule: government by the populace. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Beggars attack the common right; the ochlocracy rises against demos. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo British Dictionary definitions for ochlocracy ochlocracy / (ɒkˈlɒkrəsɪ) / noun plural -cies rule by the mob; mobocracy Derived forms of ochlocracy ochlocrat (ˈɒkləˌkræt), nounochlocratic (ˌɒkləˈkrætɪk), adjective Word Origin for ochlocracy C16: via French, from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos mob + kratos power Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ochlocracy kangaroo court, reign of terror, criminal syndicalism, mobocracy, syndicalism
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ochlocracy

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