mobocracy

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"Our republican Constitution," said he, "will sink into a mobocracy--the worst of all possible governments."

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  1. noun Political control by a mob.
  2. noun The mass of common people as the source of political control.

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  • We are just now in the throes of such a mobocracy,—and know how much one firm policeman can avail to calm a riot. —  My Life as an Author
  • Now, what I will agree with is that there is a small, elite group of people who are trying to usurp our Republican form of government from us and turn it into a democracy which will lead to the tyranny of mobocracy which is THE natural progression of an unchecked democracy. —  No Compromise When You're Right!
  • If we lived in a mobocracy (also known as ochlocracy) we would vote and the majority would rule on every little issue. —  RutlandHerald.com
  • The latest factional violence follows warnings from some observers that the country is in danger of slipping into a "mobocracy". —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Wikipedia's mobocracy has decided that you, the public, have no need to learn about Obama's past relationships that made national headlines. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
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  1. Irreg. from English mob + -o-cracy as in democracy, aristocracy, etc.
 

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/mɑbˈɑkrəsi/
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