mobocrat
/ˈmɑbəˌkræt/
noun
- A person who supports or advocates for rule by a mob or the masses, often in a disorderly or tyrannical way.
- The novel's villain is a mobocrat who stirs up crowds to overthrow the government.
- The speaker warned that a mobocrat could rise to power by exploiting public anger.
- In history, some leaders became mobocrats by encouraging violence among their followers.
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