adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of ochlocracy; ruled or dominated by the mob or the masses; mob-ruled
Usage: formal; rare; political
Examples
- The historian criticized the ochlocratical tendencies of the revolutionary government.
- An ochlocratical system often leads to the tyranny of the majority over minority rights.
- The political theorist warned against ochlocratical movements that appeal to base instincts.
- Some scholars view populist uprisings as ochlocratical in nature.
- The author described the period as marked by ochlocratical fervor and mob violence.