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och•loc•ra•cy
(ok lok′rə sē),USA pronunciation n.
och•lo•crat
(ok′lə krat′),USA pronunciation n.
och′lo•crat′ic, och′lo•crat′i•cal, adj.
och′lo•crat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Governmentgovernment by the mob; mob rule;
mobocracy.
- Greek ochlokratía, equivalent. to óchl(os) mob + -o- -o- + -kratia -cracy
- 1475–85
och′lo•crat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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