ochlocracy

och·loc·ra·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ok-lok-ruh-see]
- /ɒkˈlɒk rə si/
- /ɒk.ˈlɒ.krə.sɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-lok-ruh-see]
- /ɒkˈlɒk rə si/

Definitions of ochlocracy word

noun ochlocracy government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy. 1
noun ochlocracy Government by a mob; mob rule. 1
noun ochlocracy rule by the mob; mobocracy 0
noun ochlocracy government by the mob (sense 3); mob rule 0

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Origin of ochlocracy

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

1475-85; < Greek ochlokratía, equivalent to óchl(os) mob + -o- -o- + -kratia -cracy

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Parts of speech for Ochlocracy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ochlocracy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for ochlocracy

noun ochlocracy

criminal syndicalism — the doctrine of recourse to acts of violence or terrorism, or the advocacy of such acts, as a means of effecting economic or political change: proscribed by statute in many U.S. states.
kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
mob rule — the fact or state of large groups of people acting without the consent of the government, authorities, etc
mobocracy — political control by a mob.
reign of terror — a period of the French Revolution, from about March, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction.

All 6 Synonyms of ochlocracy