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Definition of Ochlocracy
1. Noun. A political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses.
Definition of Ochlocracy
1. n. A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy.
Definition of Ochlocracy
1. Noun. Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ochlocracy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ochlocracy
Literary usage of Ochlocracy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1824)
"Anarchy may be modified in a thousand ways. The following are the forms of it
which appear to be most worthy of being defined. ochlocracy, or popular ..."
2. Justice and Liberty: A Political Dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1908)
"... ochlocracy. Martin. You accept, then, in general, Plato's account of Aristocracy.
And do you also endorse his description of Democracy? Harington. ..."
3. Justice and Liberty: A Political Dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1908)
"... (.3) ochlocracy. Martin. You accept, then, in general, Plato's account of
Aristocracy. And do you also endorse his description of Democracy? ..."
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