Ochlocracy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ochlocracy \Och*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'o`chlos the populace,
     multitude + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra`tos strength:
     cf. F. ochlocratie.]
     A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy; {mob
     rule}. --Hare.
     [1913 Webster] Ochlocratic