ochlo-

prefix

Crowd, mob.

“ochlo- + -cracy → ochlocracy (“rule by a mob”)”

OriginAncient Greek ὄχλος →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Crowd, mob.

    ochlo- + -cracy → ochlocracy (“rule by a mob”)

    1 more example

    ochlo- + -philia → ochlophilia (“a love of crowds and crowded places”)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄχλος“crowd”
  2. Englishochlo-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “crowd”).

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APA

ochlo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochlo-

MLA

“ochlo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochlo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ochlo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochlo-.

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