"ochlocrat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒkləkɹæt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ochlocrats [plural]
Etymology: ochl- (“mob”) + -o- + -crat (“supporter of rule thereby”) Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ochl-|-o-|-crat|t1=mob|t3=supporter of rule thereby}} ochl- (“mob”) + -o- + -crat (“supporter of rule thereby”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ochlocrat (plural ochlocrats)
  1. An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; an advocate of mob rule. Derived forms: ochlocratic, ochlocratical, ochlocratically Related terms: -crat, ochl-, ochlagogue, ochlagogy, ochlocracy

Inflected forms

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