Standard Lemma guide

mobocracy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ochlocracy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: political system, form of government

History

Etymology

From mob + -o- + -cracy.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴民 (bàomín) — rule of the mob
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴民统治 — rule of the mob
  • Czech: ochlokracie — rule of the mob
  • Czech: lůzovláda — rule of the mob
  • Dutch: ochlocratie — rule of the mob
  • French: ochlocratie — rule of the mob
  • Greek: οχλοκρατία (ochlokratía) — rule of the mob
  • Italian: oclocrazia — rule of the mob
  • Japanese: 衆愚政治 (shūguseiji) — rule of the mob
  • Korean: 중우정치 (jung'ujeongchi) — rule of the mob
  • Spanish: oclocracia — rule of the mob
  • Tamil: கும்பலாட்சி (kumpalāṭci) — rule of the mob
  • Vietnamese: sự thống trị của quần chúng — rule of the mob