Ochlocrat

//ˈɒkləkɹæt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; an advocate of mob rule.

    "But Lysias was an unabashed ‘ ochlocrat.’ He was at this time poor, and his citizenship was shown to be illegal almost as soon as it was granted."

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"But Lysias was an unabashed ‘ ochlocrat.’ He was at this time poor, and his citizenship was shown to be illegal almost as soon as it was granted."

Etymology

From ochlo- (“mob”) + -o- + -crat (“supporter of rule thereby”).

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mob rule

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