ochlocracy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses
    mobocracy.

WordNet

Och*loc"ra*cy noun
Etymology
Gr. the populace, multitude + to be strong, to rule, strength: cf.F. ochlocratie.
Definitions
  1. A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy. Hare.

Webster 1913