ochlocracy
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ochlocracy
- /ɒkˈlɒk.ɹə.si/ UK
- /ɑkˈlɑ.kɹə.si/ US
- /ɔkˈlɔ.kɹə.si/ US
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From Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”). Equivalent to ochlo- + -cracy.
noun ochlocracies
- Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. Referendums are snapshots of sentiment at a given point in time. Government by referendum is government by crowd acclamation: not democracy, but ochlocracy. That is exactly why we have representative democracy. If referendums would be a poor way to decide on health and safety, air traffic control, o
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noun government by the masses
| Español | oclocracia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중우정치 jung'ujeongchi |
| 日本語 | 衆愚政治 shūguseiji, 暴民政治 |
| 中文 | 眾愚政治 /众愚政治 zhòngyúzhèngzhì, 暴民政治 bàomínzhèngzhì |
| Português | oclocracia |
| Français | ochlocratie |
| Deutsch | Ochlokratie, Pöbelherrschaft |
| Italiano | oclocrazia |
| Ελληνικά | οχλοκρατία ochlokratía |
| Română | oclocrație |
| Русский | охлокра́тия oxlokrátija |
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