1. a person who advocates or practices mob rule; one who seeks to control government through mob action
Usage: formal; political

Examples

• The senator accused his opponent of being a mobocrat who appealed to the worst instincts of the crowd.
• Historical mobocrats often rose to power by stirring up popular unrest.
• The editorial warned against mobocrats who would undermine democratic institutions.
• She criticized the politician as a mobocrat more interested in rallies than governance.
• The book examines how mobocrats throughout history have threatened constitutional order.
• Critics labeled him a mobocrat for his inflammatory speeches to angry crowds.