mobocracy

[ mob-ok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural mob·oc·ra·cies.

1. political control by a mob.
2. the mob as a ruling class.

mobocracy

/ mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ; ˈmɒbəˌkræt /

noun

1. rule or domination by a mob
2. the mob that rules

Derived Forms

• mobocrat, noun
• ˌmoboˈcratic, adjective

Other Words From

• mob·o·crat [mob, -, uh, -krat], noun
• mobo·cratic mobo·crati·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobocracy¹

First recorded in 1745–55; mob ¹ + -o- + -cracy

Example Sentences

The executive was quoted in the China Daily state publication in 2019 as fearing “mobocracy”.

From Reuters

And then he moved to replace democracy with mobocracy, gathering a throng in Washington and inciting it to march to the Capitol and sack it.

From Washington Post

He told a grand jury that America risked sinking into a “mobocracy, the worst form of all government.”

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

Then a slight man, decked out in a tapered black suit, lace up loafers and a wide brim hat, stepped up as mobocracy crept in with the evening.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anarchy
• disarray
• discord
• disorder
• lawlessness
• pandemonium
• tumult
• turmoil