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och·loc·ra·cy [ɒkˈlɒkrəsi, Am ɑ:kˈlɑ:k-] N

ochlocracy

Ochlokratie f

ochlocracy

Pöbelherrschaft f

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An ochlocrat is one who is an advocate or partisan of ochlocracy. en.wikipedia.org

Some classical thinkers used it approvingly, contrasting it with ochlocracy which meant the rule of the mob. www.independent.co.uk

Accordingly, democracy degenerates into ochlocracy, literally, mob-rule. en.wikipedia.org

Note that ochlocracy refers to mob rule, not the concept of democracy created in the late 18th century. en.wikipedia.org

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