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noun (ochlocracies)
  1. mob rule, Mob rule; government by the masses.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: ochlocratie
  • French: ochlocratie
Etymology: Originated 1475-1485, from Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek (polytonic, á), equivalent to (polytonic, á) "multitude, crowd" + (polytonic, ) "power".<ref name="dict.com">ochlocracy. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved February 27, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ochlocracy</ref><ref name="AmHer?">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</ref>

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