What is the Definition of an Ochlocracy?
That depends on whose asking, and if they are stronger than you. Lets ask a few *powerful* ontological sources:
Wikipedia:
Ochlocracy (Greek: οχλοκρατία or okhlokratía; Latin: ochlocratia) is government by mob or a mass of people, or the intimidation of constitutional authorities. In English, the word mobocracy is sometimes used as a synonym. As a pejorative for majoritarianism, it is akin to the Latin phrase mobile vulgus meaning “the fickle crowd,” from which the term “mob” originally derives.
Dictionary dot Com:
och⋅loc⋅ra⋅cy
/ɒkˈlɒkrəsi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ok-lok-ruh-see]
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–noun
government by the mob; mob rule; mobocracy.
Origin:
1475–85; < Gk ochlokratía, equiv. to óchl(os) mob + -o- -o- + -kratia -cracyRelated forms:
och⋅lo⋅crat /ˈɒkləˌkræt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ok-luh-krat] Show IPA , noun
och⋅lo⋅crat⋅ic, och⋅lo⋅crat⋅i⋅cal, adjective
och⋅lo⋅crat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
Merriam Webster:
Main Entry: och·loc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: \ä-ˈklä-krə-sē\
Function: 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
…aaaand, the Urban, Ochlocratic, Dictionary:
ochlocracy isn’t defined yet, but these are close:
1. anarchism 66 up, 17 down love it hate itAnarchism is the belief that authority is unnecessary and harmful.
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