oclocracia

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: o‧clo‧cra‧ci‧a

Noun[edit]

oclocracia f (plural oclocracias)

  1. ochlocracy (government by the masses)

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía, mob rule), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, crowd, throng) + κράτος (krátos, might, strength).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /okloˈkɾaθja/ [o.kloˈkɾa.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /okloˈkɾasja/ [o.kloˈkɾa.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: o‧clo‧cra‧cia

Noun[edit]

oclocracia f (plural oclocracias)

  1. ochlocracy
    Antonym: oligarquía

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