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mobocracy

noun mob·oc·ra·cy \mä-ˈbä-krə-sē\

Definition of MOBOCRACY

1
:  rule by the mob
2
:  the mob as a ruling class
— mob·o·crat·ic \ˌmä-bə-ˈkra-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of MOBOCRACY

1754

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mobocracy
  2. mobocrat
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