ochlocracy
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[edit] Etymology
Originated 1475-1485, from Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratia), from ὄχλος (okhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (kratos, “power”).[1][2]
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[edit] Noun
ochlocracy (plural ochlocracies)
- Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy.
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government by the massses
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[edit] References
- ^ ochlocracy. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved February 27, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ochlocracy
- ^ ochlocracy. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved February 27, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ochlocracy
