Meanings
nounmob rule (plural mob rules)
plural mob rules
- Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.
Synonyms: mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGovernment by violent gangs, or by the masses.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 暴民統治 /暴民统治
- 暴民統治 /暴民统治 (bàomín tǒngzhì)government by the masses
Czech ochlokracie, lůzovláda
- ochlokraciegovernment by the masses
- lůzovládagovernment by the masses
Finnish oklokratia, rahvaanvalta
- oklokratiagovernment by the masses
- rahvaanvaltagovernment by the masses
French voyoucratie, ochlocratie
- voyoucratiegovernment by the masses
- ochlocratiegovernment by the masses
German Pöbelherrschaft
- Pöbelherrschaftgovernment by the masses
Swedish mobbvälde, mobbstyre
- mobbväldegovernment by the masses
- mobbstyregovernment by the masses
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APA
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“mob rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mob%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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