mobocracy, ochlocracy
(noun) a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ochlocracy (plural ochlocracies)
Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. [from 1475–1485.]
Source: Wiktionary
Och*loc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr. ochlocratie.]
Definition: A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy. Hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
