mob rule

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mob rule

noun mob rules

Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.
Similar: mob law, mobocracy, ochlocracy

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noun government by the masses

中文	暴民統治 /暴民统治 bàomín tǒngzhì
Français	voyoucratie, ochlocratie
Deutsch	Pöbelherrschaft

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@misc{mob_rule_2026,
  title = {mob rule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mob%20rule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}