Meanings
plural mobocracies
- countableuncountableRule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
That this ultrareactionary mobocracy was composed mainly of people with brown skins ought to have made no difference.
2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2010, page 270Synonyms: ochlocracy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 暴民, 暴民统治
- 暴民 (bàomín)rule of the mob
- 暴民统治rule of the mob
Czech ochlokracie, lůzovláda
- ochlokracierule of the mob
- lůzovládarule of the mob
Dutch ochlocratie
- ochlocratierule of the mob
French ochlocratie
- ochlocratierule of the mob
Greek οχλοκρατία
- οχλοκρατία (ochlokratía)rule of the mob
Italian oclocrazia
- oclocraziarule of the mob
Japanese 衆愚政治
- 衆愚政治 (shūguseiji)rule of the mob
Korean 중우정치
- 중우정치 (jung'ujeongchi)rule of the mob
Spanish oclocracia
- oclocraciarule of the mob
Tamil கும்பலாட்சி
- கும்பலாட்சி (kumpalāṭci)rule of the mob
Vietnamese sự thống trị của quần chúng
- sự thống trị của quần chúngrule of the mob
Cite this entry
mobocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobocracy
“mobocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mobocracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobocracy.
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