n., pl., -cies.
Government by the masses; mob rule.
[French ochlocratie, from Greek okhlokratiā : okhlos, mob + -kratiā, -cracy.]
ochlocrat och'lo·crat' (ŏk'lə-krăt') n.ochlocratic och'lo·crat'ic or och'lo·crat'i·cal adj.
ochlocratically och'lo·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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