mobocracy

noun

mob·oc·ra·cy mä-ˈbä-krə-sē

1

: rule by the mob

2

: the mob as a ruling class

mobocratic

ˌmä-bə-ˈkra-tik

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web President Trump and his supporters have painted the statue-topplers as a mobocracy that must be reined in. —

Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 7 July 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mobocracy was in 1754

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“Mobocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobocracy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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