OCHLOCRACY


Meaning of OCHLOCRACY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ä-ˈklä-krə-sē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek & Middle French; Middle French ochlocratie, from Greek ochlokratia, from ochlos mob + -kratia -cracy

Date: 1584

: government by the mob : mob rule

• och·lo·crat ˈä-klə-ˌkrat noun

• och·lo·crat·ic ˌä-klə-ˈkra-tik or och·lo·crat·i·cal -ti-kəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.