Synonyms for ochlocracy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ok-lok-ruh-see

Phonetic Transcription : ɒkˈlɒk rə si

Définition of ochlocracy

Origin : "government by the rabble," 1580s, from French ochlocratie (1560s), from Greek okhlokratia (Polybius) "mob rule," the lowest grade of democracy, from kratos "rule, power, strength" (see -cracy) + okhlos "mob, populace," perhaps literally "moving mass," from PIE *wogh-lo-, from root *wegh- "to go, transport" in a vehicle (see weigh). For sense development, cf. mob (n.). Related: Ochlocratic; ochlocratical. Greek also had okhlagogos "mob-leader, ochlagogue."

As in lynch law : noun punishment by hanging without due process

Example sentences :

You're going hand in hand with ochlocracy and anarchy, the arch enemy of all legislative order, all civilization and all humanity.
Extract from : « The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc. » by Arthur Schopenhauer

Beggars attack the common right; the ochlocracy rises against demos.
Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo

Ochlocracy, ok-lok′ra-si, n. mob-rule: government by the populace.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various

Then the mob of a capital city has overwhelmed the democracy in an ochlocracy.
Extract from : « What Social Classes Owe to Each Other » by William Graham Sumner

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