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Definition of: ochlocracy
(ok·lok′rə·sē) noun plural ·cies
Rule of the multitude; government by the populace; mob rule. [<MF ochlocratie <Gk. ochlokratia mob rule <ochlos a crowd + krateein rule]
—och′lo·crat noun
—och·lo·crat·ic (ok′lə·krat′ik) adjective
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