Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobocracy

/mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: moboc-ra-cy
IPA: /mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That this ultrareactionary mobocracy was composed mainly of people with brown skins ought to have made no difference."

Etymology

From mob + -o- + -cracy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mob
Suffix: -o-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mobocracies (plural)

Synonyms

ochlocracy

Questions

How do you pronounce mobocracy?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɒbˈɒkɹəsi/.
What does mobocracy mean?: Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.
Where does mobocracy come from?: From mob + -o- + -cracy.

How to pronounce mobocracy

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