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ochlocracy
/ɒkˈlɒkrəsi/
noun
mass noun
Government by the populace; mob rule.
Origin
Late 16th century: via French from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos ‘mob’ + -kratia ‘power’.
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The phrase from the Gettysburg Address; "of the people, by the people, for the people" sure sounds like ochlocracy to me.
