1. rule by a mob; government or control by a disorderly crowd
Usage: political science; often pejorative

Examples

• The revolution quickly descended into mobocracy as angry crowds took control of the streets.
• Critics warned that the protest movement could lead to mobocracy if left unchecked.
• The founding fathers designed the Constitution to prevent mobocracy through checks and balances.
• During the riot, the city experienced a brief period of mobocracy before order was restored.
• Political theorists have long debated the difference between true democracy and mobocracy.
• The historian described the chaotic period as a dangerous example of mobocracy in action.